In yesterday’s blog post on the wisdom of Stephen Fry, I shared with you the phenomenal insights this master of erudition has on writing.
It was as if he was speaking directly to me.
At the point when he said ‘writing is difficult’ the penny [...]
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 healingInspired 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 [...] healingIn all my years of teaching I have only ever had one student who has refused to take those first terrifying steps towards sharing her work. But those who do dare to be brave, who summon up every ounce of courage and start to read are the lucky ones. No step is ever more daunting than that first one. Despite more than 25 years as a professional writer now, I still belong to a writers’ circle. It is my talisman, my lifeline, my own personal place of safety. It is here that I dare to share the words that expose me and make me vulnerable. It is here, that, without doubt, I find my best [...] inspirationAnd this made me reflect on the last 30 days I have spent blogging (almost) daily as part of the Ultimate Blog Challenge. As some of you will recall, this was a double challenge for me: firstly, to force me to blog every day instead of two or three times a week; secondly, to only write from my authentic self, the real me, the ‘inside’ me – my [...] inspirationTom then set me two challenges: to join the Ultimate Blog Challenge and to write only about things that come from my heart, my soul and my gut. Gulp. That’s pretty [...] poetrymy students and mentees struggle with the concept of writing about their darkest hours. I believe that is in those darkest hours that your best writing will be found. It is there, in amongst the skeletons in your closet, that you will discover your greatest insights, your truth and, alongside, the elements of your story that will resonate with with [...] booksIt took me a while, but at last I watched the film, Freedom Writers. As a writer, the title had grabbed me from the start, but I had no idea what to expect. A few minutes in and I reckoned I had the film sussed. “I know what’s going to happen next,” I said to my husband. “It’s [...] about meI hide behind words. about meYour best work comes from a place of pain. Find the place of pain in your own life and [...] |
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