God, hasn’t it been a while? I don’t think I’ve ever gone this long without posting. I started several posts over the past months but all of them were bullshit. I was thinking about blogging yesterday, and why we read blogs and why we write them. For me, there are two types of blogger. The …
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Finishing a book brings odd feelings. First you hope your editor forgives any typos throughout, and then you hope you served the characters well. Did they end up where they hoped? Was justice served? Did insight happen? Will my readers be entertained? And last of all…is it a banger? 😉 This past six months was …
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I’ve just finished Pip Lincolne’s book, Craft for the Soul (Penguin, 2015). The strapline for the book is – How to get the most out of your creative life, however, I feel this is misleading. I think it should read, How to Get the Most Out of Life! It was exactly the book I needed …
I spent my Friday lunch with a friend whose husband walked on her for a younger model. Why do men do this? I think it’s a direct reaction to their fear of mortality. Anyway, we had an a wonderful time, and when we left, we saw a dead rat on the street, fried from running …
Yesterday I read quite a number of articles about the reality of being an entrepreneur and the rise of depression and suicide in those who are trying to make something happen in a start-up. Failure isn’t an option for many, and hours and hours of work can often amass to nothing. It’s interesting that the …