‘Write something worth reading or do something worth writing’
Benjamin Franklin
Sometimes there is no point adding your thoughts to a quote!
My book is available to download below
Amazon
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01GD8OG98
Kobo
https://store.kobobooks.com/en-us/ebook/sharks-lovers
iTunes
https://itunes.apple.com/au/book/isbn9781925457209
The playground at my children’s school is full of smiling parents who generally say G’day. However this isn’t always the way, rushing around not having the time to give a quick smile and hello can be the death of a community. Eyes down, eyes on a screen, no eye to eye. Is smiling at a stranger a dying art?
I try every day to smile at others and generally this is returned. Occasionally though I get a scowl or a blank. Are people so absorbed they have no room in their life for a smile? What else in their life are they missing out on?
As society has evolved to hours spent looking at screens instead of each other, is a smile an endangered species?
Are we becoming more isolated in a world that’s population is only ever-increasing?
How can this be?
We have so many different ways of communicating via different apps, let’s not lose the smile. It is as precious as gold dust and shines brighter than the sun.
Smile, start with your reflection first.
My book Sharks & Lovers is available to download here:
My book is to be released into the world imminently for anyone to read and so it is not surprising that I feel slightly vulnerable. My teacher told me; ‘it’s good because it’s authentic’. I hope people don’t nail me to a cross for what I have written because yep it’s pretty authentic! When I sent my ‘Meta Data’ sheet off to the publisher this week I don’t mind admitting I felt just a little bit sick with nerves. That just about to get up and talk to an audience sick, quite appropriate that next week I will be attending a ‘speaking’ course then. I may as well get all this nervousness out-of-the-way.
Everyone is looking for clarity and it really is at your finger tips!
Writing brings clarity to your thoughts and to your world. It doesn’t have to be a novel, a chapter or even a thousand words. Write a journal, your year plan, meal plan or even just your to do list and your mind will be clearer.
So pick up your pen, open your lap top, dig out that journal, find that post-it-note and clarity will be yours. It really is that simple and doesn’t cost a penny!
My book Sharks & Lovers is available to download here:
When I picked up The Home Coming from my book shelf it was actually to show a client how their work would look in print. It was just the number of words, not the content that was similar. Sometimes hard copy can be inspiring when your work seems only ever to be on the computer screen.
Working in the city of London in the late 90’s was certainly right for me. Whilst working at the bank I befriended an Oxbridge grad who would take me for lunch or dinner and sometimes both! He was about 8 years older than me and his IQ was through the roof. This was my first job in London, green is a word that springs to mind. One day after work I got a taxi across London Bridge to his place in Butlers Wharf.
St Valentine’s LoveEveryone will be talking about love as it is thrust upon us from every supermarket, restaurant, florist and card shop. Does anyone actually know who or what St Valentine was? I decided to do some research;
Everyone has their own methods of writing a first draft and the great news is there is no wrong way! You can map out your chapters if you have a particular plot in mind or perhaps you are writing a non-fiction and have a list of exactly what you want to explore. Even with non-fiction you still need to let it flow. Perhaps a particular topic or character just won’t stop talking, that’s ok, let it all out!
Becoming a writer is about finding your voice. You may find many voices which have different tones. Some will be loud and strong, others will be quiet and unsure. Let the strong voice carry you in your work until the weaker has found their power.
I met a wonderful woman today Jules from Vent2Me she is a marketing marvel! It was great to meet her and share ideas knowing we will be able to help each other move in the right direction. She has given me some fantastic tips.