April 1, 2024
Stephen Covey, author of The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People: Powerful Lessons in Personal Change has famously stated that “most people do not listen with the intent to understand; they listen with the intent to reply”. “When we listen with the intent to understand others, rather than with the intent to reply,” Covey […]
premium
March 30, 2024
I recently listened to a conversation between Krista Tippett and Rachel Naomi Remen (and which Tippett expands on in her book Becoming Wise: An Inquiry into the Mystery and Art of Loiving) in which they discuss the idea of ‘generous listening’, which is ‘powered by curiosity’ and ‘involves a kind of vulnerability’. I think this is […]
premium
March 4, 2024
Sometimes, it’s easy to leap into the next scene we’re creating with little prompting. We know what needs to happen next and all that’s needed is to sit down and begin. Other times, a little more motivation is required. This month, I’ve created a number of creative writing prompts that I hope will be useful […]
premium
March 2, 2024
Welcome back to Six Degrees of Separation (it’s been a few months for me). We all start with the same book title (thanks to Kate from booksaremyfavouriteandbest) and then link that to six others in whatever random ways our brains make connections. See where you, and other readers end up! This month’s starting book is […]
premium
January 2, 2024
Showing Up: 24 Things in 2024
premium
Fellow author Josh Langley recently published a blog post on why he isn’t setting any goals in 2024. Instead, he creating a list of what he wants to ‘show up’ for. In showing up, Josh says, ‘you’re willing to push through your fears, anxieties and doubts, to really be present in the experience – the […]
premium
January 1, 2024
These creative prompts are designed to gently ease our way back into writing (or any other art form) as we step into a new year. They can be used whether you wish to reflect on your own life, that of an ancestor or that of a fictional character. Use them as short warm-up exercises, integrate […]
premium
Why I Write
premium
I Love to Write Day (15 November) was started in 2002 by US writer John Riddle, who ‘wanted a day set aside so that everyone, no matter their age, could spend some time writing. It doesn’t matter what people write as long as they write what they want to’. It got me thinking about […]
premium
November 4, 2023
Welcome back to Six Degrees of Separation, which I have been AWOL from since May, but I’m here now. In Six Degrees of Separation, Kate from booksaremyfavouriteandbest gives us the name of a book and we all link it to six others in any way our brains choose to make random connections. This month, the […]
premium