Why Noticing Things is a Good Thing

Julia Cameron, in her book, The Artist’s Way, writes of the value of paying attention. Writers need to notice things. The more they notice the better writers they become. For me, the more I pay attention the more inspiration comes … Read More

The best laid plans of life and writing

We’d planned it carefully, booked the flights, the airport carpark, the Covid tests and accommodation. Four nights in Portugal, staying with friends, Mariam and Martino and their children, whose names also begin with an M, in Cascais, a stone’s throw … Read More

How art sews up our wounds

My friend Kristin just sent me a link to a clip from the The Late Show with Stephen Colbert that aired in November on CBS. Andrew Garfield, the American-British actor, had recently lost his mother and was happy to talk … Read More