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 inspirationAs DJMC he is a role model for all those corporate beings who dare not admit they are musicians, sportsmen, writers, artists, ADD, or somehow not simply men or women in suits. Always and everywhere, he is now himself, still a poet, still a very funny man but now an inspiration to us all. [...]  writingThis month, in my column, as Writer in Residence, for The Hague Online, I wrote about the magic of writing and how, sometimes, my characters actually teach me stuff I didn’t know… weird [...] inspirationDo you ever sabotage your own happiness? Do you stop yourself from doing things you really want to do? I’m a bit like that with singing. And I expect some of you are the same with your writing. In my May column for the Hague Online, where I am writer in residence, I share new ways you could try to get into the [...] inspirationAnyone who ever claimed that they needed to ‘get in the right mood’, have the perfect pen, take a week off or create exactly the right spot in which to sit and be inspired is simply [...] booksHow being persistent and joining the dots can help you become a successful writer. Jo Parfitt shares some success stories of her own and writers, Linda Janssen and Niamh Ni Bhroin, to inspire you to reach for your [...] expatriate stuffLois and Bill Breckon are running writing competition, called The Posara Prize and that has a whopping £1,000 prize! All you have to do is write a piece of fiction or non-fiction on the subject of a foreigner in Italy and you are in with a chance. I’m not actually sure of the deadline, but I do know that they want entries to be a maximum of 2,000 words. [...] inspirationMotivation. My students often ask me for advice on how to stay motivated. I tell them that even I have problems sometimes. Yes, despite 27 books, thousands of articles and goodness knows what else I have written and published. So, it was with that thought in mind, when I found myself staring at a blank screen [...] booksI am a lazy writer. There I said it. In fact, one of the reasons I made a career out of writing was because I could get away with what I call researchless writing. I admit that I write about what I know and where I’ve been and what I’ve done because it meant I did not have to do much extra research before I had a passable article or book written. Sure, I would speak to some experts and interview a few people to case study, but by and large I could write from personal [...] eventsBack to school. Back to work. Though nature may wind down when autumn creeps in, for writers things really get going. As a writer, September is very probably the best month of all. Read my column at The Hague Online to find out why. And then, if you are fired up and want to attend a fabulous [...] inspirationMany of my students find it hard to let go of their work and send it out into the universe. Pressing the Publish button on your blog, sending that proposal out to a publisher, or emailing that pitch to a magazine editor can be tough. If you procrastinate about letting go then read my column at The Hague Online this month about why letting go is a good [...] |
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