Category Archives: Writing

I think everyone has been asking that question once…what if you were to ask yourself that question once again, what would you answer? I have been pondering on it for a while and came up with quite a list in … Continue reading →

How the seasons add elemental vigour to your writing Come rain or shine. At this time of year, we start to notice the seasons changing. Have you ever noticed how your moods often change with the seasons? The way we … Continue reading →

Ask yourself a few questions, 1. The Reason Why are you writing this?   2. The Result What do you want?   3. The Reader Who are you writing for?   4. The Reader’s Needs What is your reader’s emotional … Continue reading →

War is peace. Freedom is slavery. Ignorance is strength. ~George Orwell You can have peace. Or you can have freedom. Don’t ever count on having both at once. ~Robert A. Heinlein Freeing yourself was one thing, claiming ownership of that … Continue reading →

The Spanish call it el momento de la verdad. Hemingway made it famous. It is called the Moment of Truth: the point in a bullfight at which the matador makes the final kill. It is a breathlessly decisive moment and … Continue reading →

It is a persistent, irrational fear of a specific object, activity, or situation that leads to a compelling desire to avoid it. The word phobia comes from the Greek, Phóbos, meaning ‘fear’ or ‘morbid fear’. Common symptoms associated with phobias … Continue reading →