Okay, disclaimer right up front. I love printed books – I mean I am probably more passionate about an actual book than about almost anything else in the world! As…

Following on from last week’s post, I thought it might be useful to review some of the things presenters do that make life difficult for them. Avoid doing any of…

Many people are more afraid of speaking in public than they are dying. Seriously! There have been surveys that have shown this weird fact. The thing is, of course, if…

I had a birthday recently and as you can see from my profile pictures, I’m no spring chicken (I wonder where that saying came from? Hmm, next post I may…

As I promised in my introduction to this blog, my posts won’t necessarily always be about writing, or the written word, sometimes they might just be a bit of a…

Some nine months ago I started meditating; it came about as a result of taking an eight-week cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) skills training course. I’d never thought much about meditation…

I love powerful, emotive words – words that make you think, words that stir up emotions in the reader. The power of the written word should never be underestimated, but…

As a writer, I realize not everyone is an expert on grammar – heck, I often fall foul of grammatical rules in my enthusiasm to say something in a certain…