As an artist and retired psychologist, and new to the field of writing I struggle at times with inspiration and motivation. I see and read other writers works and wonder if there is a magic pen that they write with. I feel similar with my art, sketching and fitness. What is it that established artist […]
A Novel in a Year : Week 1
A Novel in a Year by Louise Doughty. I was fortunate enough to acquire this book from my local Buy Nothing community recently. It’s not actually about writing a novel in a year but applying practical weekly writing habits and exercises to get momentum with your writing. It’s designed to be read a chapter a […]
Do What Brings You Joy
I envy people who write creatively and often wish that I continued and developed my creative and expressive writing when I was younger. To be honest I wasn’t really interested in the labour intensive task of writing and editing, I just liked the idea of it. I thought a fist draft was enough. I just […]
Why You Need a Tribe
Tribes have existed in our society for centuries. I only came across the use of the word tribe in a more modern setting a few years ago when I began to follow Jeff Goins (Writer, Author, Podcaster).I know you’re probably asking “where have you been?!“. Dictionary.com defines Tribe as “any aggregate of people united by […]
Sometimes You Have to Leave Home to Find Home
Well I never really left. I just checked out mentally. Feeling confused and lost, venturing off and convincing myself that I needed to revisit and re-establish myself as a coach or psychologist again…a more legitimate occupation or purpose. Believing for a while that the art in my life was only a past time and not […]
Let’s Not Talk About the C-Word
I know what you’re thinking, she’s going to be talking about the C-word ,that causes pain, suffering and grief, that C-word that takes away the lives of those we love, I’m not talking about THAT C word. And I’m not talking about that vulgar C word that nowadays seem to be an acceptable norm in […]
At the Writing Desk : SUAW, Pomodoro & Accountability
At the writing desk today I’m having my first virtual meeting with Melinda Tognini Author & Writer, for our Shut Up and Write (SUAW) session. In the past we’ve always met up at the Bodhi Tree Bookshop/Cafe but thanks to COVID19 we can’t do that so we’ve decided to schedule our sessions via Zoom. As with […]
20 Things I’ll Do in 2020
I wasn’t going to write this post. I felt like a bit of a failure because I didn’t feel like I achieved or completed much of my 19 Things I’ll Do in 2019. I started quite a bit of my “things” but I didn’t complete them. In reflecting on my post from last year and […]
Sudden Wake Ups & Worries
I’m not good with sudden wake ups. Especially not at 2am. My sleep was bothersome, restless and unsettled. Thoughts of my elderly mum played on my mind. I felt like I was reliving the past four years of my sleep deprived life before my dad had passed on. Sometime in September 2015, my dad was […]
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