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February Inspiration – Writing From the Heart

Rumi suggests that we writers should write about the things we consider beautiful. A sunset is beautiful. A newborn baby is beautiful. That sight of my latest book on my bookshelf is beautiful.

But bad things can be beautiful too. There is beauty in loss and grief and sadness. [...]

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Grief, loss and the writer

Inspired by the wonderful talk given by Doug Ota at the Passionate Parenting seminar on The Expat Life this week, I am delighted to share with you here, my June column for The Hague Online where I am writer in [...]

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Why loss can be a source of beauty when you're a writer

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Autumn leaves.

Don’t you just love them?

Nature is such a source of inspiration for me.

So much so that the leaves inspired this month’s column at The Hague Online, where I am writer in residence.

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The time in between

It’s the time between two seasons. The time between an ending and a beginning. At times like this, what do you do? Do you enjoy the time in between or race to fill in the space that yawns?

Find out more about how I, as a writer, feel about times inbetweens in my February column for The Hague [...]

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Writing in times of change

As summer gives way to autumn and children go back to school, or off to university, it’s a time of change. For the writer, times of change are huge sources of inspiration. Read my September column at The Hague Online, where I am Writer in Residence, to find out why.

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