As I’ve sat thinking about what I want to say in this post, it’s occurred to me that this is the first year I’ve not involved the kids in the Emerging Writers’ Festival. Since 2008, the year I first involved with EWF as a speaker, they’ve attended the National Writers’ Conference weekend with me. Usually…
I was going to blog yesterday. But I was enjoying the mini-holiday – so I didn’t. The whole truth, though, is I also spent the time staring at a big pile of papers. This pile, to be exact: Staring, and avoiding. And feeling… fear isn’t quite the right word. Daunted? Yes, daunted. There’s so much…
Hello and happy Easter to you, or happy long weekend (or both!). Our household is running a bit differently to usual, as Adam has been working through the past few nights, so we’re tiptoeing around the place. I think some (quiet, non-fight-triggering) board games and movies are in order – and the weather forecast for…
Hello! Well, the Noted Festival is ‘go’ and I’m pleased to be able to share with you the video I made about blogging. I hope it will provide some helpful tips, or that you can be entertained by my cat that regularly walks through a shot. She loves the attention. A couple of other…
As you saw yesterday, we’re in the thick of birthday mode now – including prepping for a party on the weekend. Consequently, I haven’t had a lot of time to do the rounds of the internet as much as I normally would. But I’ve put together a few things because this series is about celebration…
There have been a few buzzwords thrown around lately in the blogging/internet spheres. Perhaps you’ve heard of a few of them: Trello, Evernote and Slack are probably the most popular trio. I thought I’d give two of them a go and tell you a bit about my experience. You’ll hear about it in the video below: …
It’s the 29th of February – the extra day we get in a leap year. My original plan was to set aside some time yesterday afternoon to jot down some motivational (but fun) ideas as to how to make the most of today. In the morning, I ran my first fun run since my marathon…
Hello! You might have seen the page updated or the sneaky plug in the sidebar, but today is the day when it’s my pleasure to be able to officially open registrations for My Creative Process for April! Below is the condensed version of the course outline. Click the links to find out more and please…
Hi! Welcome to the annual – and historically popular – post I write about how I make money off this blog. Before I get into specifics, I’ll give a little background as to how I’ve come up with the above chart. If you look at years 2014 and 2013, you’ll be able to tell…
