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 Author guestpostsI am delighted to welcome a one-time client of mine, Morgana Morgaine, to guestpost for me today. Her recently published book is a goodie and her story will inspire any of you out there who are stuck in a rut or think you may be too old to make a change and do what you love. If you love playing with words then the way she writes will delight you as much as it delighted me. You could eat [...]  Author guestpostsI like to think of myself as a writer for that’s what I spend most of my time doing. I’ve pretty well had a go at every sort of writing, editing newsletters on human rights issues and self determination, writing on food issues, on travel, on death and dying, and am now having a bash at picture books for [...] Author guestpostsAnother way to find inspiration is to toss out an idea and see how people respond to it. In a conversation people will grab an idea and take it in directions you didn’t know existed. If you throw one idea out to 10 people, you’ll get 6 or 7 different kinds of responses, and a couple of those responses will surprise you. [...] interviews & new releasesI have just read this super book in one sitting. Written clearly and accessibly, reading Kama’s words is like sitting down over a cup of tea with a friend. With a lifetime of international moves behind her, a divorce, the experience of an empty nest (and her children in another country), few authors could be more suited to writing such a book. The Happy Migrant. I love the title and the book’s content and voice is consistent with the cheery, upbeat tone of its words. Divided into chapters, covering before the move, leaving family and friends, embracing the new location and relationships, Kama has shared every scrap of her experience and knowledge, it’s evident from her ideas and solutions that she knows a lot about spirituality, mindfulness, Neuro Linguistic Programming and counselling techniques. Each chapter has checklists and tasks and that makes the book practical as well as [...] interviews & new releasesWhat a joy it was to speak to Yolanda Solo. She is a writer who is definitely on the same page as me. Writing anything, spotting opportunities, going for it and making a pretty job of it too. Now based in Spain, this How To Book – Spain, the Expat Survival Guide – was born out of her own relocation problems. Always with a laugh up her sleeve and a positive outlook, listen to this if you need to believe you too can make it as a writer [...] writingKathy’s talk is a brilliant example of someone who has found her story and found a way to communicate that story perfectly so that it fits her brand. As she tells her story, the audience is sucked into it. Together we learn a little about her childhood, growing up on the farm in New Zealand. We lick our lips as she tells us of her father’s love for tiramisu, her mother’s for caramel meringue and we nod knowingly when she shares insights into the value of sitting round a table with great minds, inspired by the man who created The Eden [...] inspirationDon’t stare at a blank screen, just get moving; move your fingers over the keyboard; move your body to a new location; move your eyes around the room, or better still, move your arms and legs, put on your walking shoes, you know, the ones that have a big tick on the side and that remind you to ‘just do it’? [...] inspirationDoing something early makes me feel proud of myself, free and more alive than ever. Doing something early makes me feel I have a darn good reason to celebrate! That I deserve an extra walk in the spring sunshine. That I can take time to smell 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 [...] booksnothing much happens and the plot surrounds the mundane, it is the detail that makes his work magical and keeps us glued to the screen. Boredom is a good thing. It is only when we are doing nothing else in particular that we find the time and space to pay attention and to notice what is going on around us. For the writer this is [...] |
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