inspiration

Moving the boundaries - what is art?

When I wrote the poem, it came about as a result of a teambuilding art workshop that I attended. In the workshop we took Matisse’s painting, La Danse, and each had to paint a portion of the canvas. Art inspired my poem. My poem inspired a dance and so it [...]

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Why writers need to be copycats

writers should read other books in their genre. Five reasons why they must be inspired to copycat those who went [...]

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Congratulations to Natalie Tollenaere for The Art of Possibilities

It’s been a busy few weeks. Not only has my client, Simone Costa Eriksson’s book Moving Abroad been released but Natalie Tollenaere’s book The Art of Possibilities/L’art des Possibles has been published – in TWO languages. This is a first for me, to publish two versions at the same time. And it was a joy [...]

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If it feels bad - do it!

I may be a writer but I have never considered myself to be an artist. In fact my drawing skills are appalling and I can’t even make my handwriting stick to the lines on a page. At school, my art teacher actually told me that in no way was I to study the subject. Yet, [...]

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A brilliant book concept - Bicycle Mania

bicycle mania

I loved the idea of Bicycle Mania before I even saw it. Author Shirley Agudo, is a friend of mine, and fellow journalist based here in Holland. I knew that already. What I did not know was that she was also a photographer, and a fine one at that.

Anyway, a little over a [...]

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