For many people, February is the month of love. For me, it has a significance of a different kind, albeit still heart-related – because February is also International CHD Awareness Month, with 14 February being Sweetheart Day. I’ve put together a set of prompts that riff off all of this. While Valentine’s Day brings with […]
Welcome back to 6 Degrees of Separation, where book lovers all start with the same book, then link it to six other titles in any way that our brains form connections. This month’s starting book, thanks to Kate from booksaremyfavouriteandbest, is Dangerous Liaisons by Pierre Choderlos de Laclos. Although most of us know it as […]
I love words. I love reading them and I love writing them. But I’m also a great procrastinator. For me, the hardest part of writing is getting started. I find myriad ways to not turn up to the page. I wondered whether having a set of prompts that were simple but open to interpretation might […]
Welcome back to a new year of 6 Degrees of Separation, where book lovers across the world start with the same title (thanks to Kate from booksaremyfavouriteandbest). We then create links to six other books and see where we all end up. The first book of the year is the 2024 Booker Prize winning novel, […]
I am delighted to share with you my recent conversation with Amanda Viviers, an author, speaker, writing coach and retreat facilitator – among a myriad other personal and professional roles that contribute to the wonderful human being she is. I first met Amanda on a retreat a number of years ago, and have been fortunate […]
Contemplating beginnings and endings can help provoke memories and create fascinating stories when writing about our own lives or the lives of those who came before us. Here’s a few prompts to get you started … 1. Leaving Write about a time you or an ancestor left one place and moved to another, whether that […]