There are too many have-to’s and they are shutting down my want-to’s. This is not good. I don’t know what it will take to snap out of this slumpy quicksand of apathy. I think the big problem is that I feel like I’ll never be clear of the URGENT do’s that keep lining up like kids […]
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Deadlines. Emphasis on the ‘dead’…
The phrase ‘Deadline’ must be the biggest misnomer of a buzzword since the days that being gay meant you were happy. For a start ‘dead’ implies, well… dead. No life, no spark, no vitality or freshness. Line is vaguely acceptable as it hints at something to cross, something to aim at. I’m afraid dead simply […]
Read moreInspired by a cornflake?
My nearly-12 year old has an artistic streak. I never realised how deep it ran till the day she took an hour to eat a bowl of cornflakes. Instead of yelling, “Hurry UP!” (my default response to anything slower than full tilt), I watched her for a while. She would dip her spoon into the bowl, […]
Read moreDream Seeds
Do you have a dream inside of you that you want to badly that it hurts? A vision for your life that will not let up? Maybe you’ve tried letting it die after yet another disappointment, but all it takes is a piece of music or words falling into place, and the desire rises Phoenix-like – consuming you […]
Read moreIdentity Crisis
Hi all, As you can see, I”m having a little WordPress identity crisis. I’m finding myself amongst their vast array of themes. I love the colours of some – but not how the sidebar works. Others… Great sidebar and buttons – not too sure on the rest. Is it normal to chop and change? Or better […]
Read moreLife as a Sponge…
One of the things I love most about being a writer is living life as a sponge… We absorb everything: the pitch of the irritated lady’s voice in the queue ahead.. the sad creases of disappointment around a little person’s mouth when mom say’s no! to his nagging for a sucker. The flush on the cheeks […]
Read moreFruitful waiting
All writers know what it means to wait. And wait. And wait some more… Waiting to hear from agents, publishers… All the while trying not to hope too much that this could be the one, this could be the Big Break. Only to have it all come crashing down in a two line form email. […]
Read moreYou want to publish my book? No thanks!
I’ve either just made the best decision of my life – or the worst! I’ve walked a long journey with my novel Shackles. This journey includes being accepted for publication in South Africa by one of the three major Christian publishing houses – only to be told a year later that the market had changed […]
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