Independence Day Hello Boys GIFfrom Independence Day GIFs I’m Back! I’ve done a Baggin’s and disappeared only to reappear again sometime later. There was a journey, adventure, peril, fear and enough anxiety to last me quite some time. In short: I moved house. As you may know, the process of moving home is fraught with …
I’m looking at a nearby wind turbine. Despite the breeze, it refuses to spin. It proves to be an excellent analogy for my current writing output. The urge to write is there, no doubt about that. Plus, there is a heap of stuff in my head, so all I need to do is open Scrivener …
The schools are out, and here in the UK, summer is proving to be a bit of a washout. It’s interesting to see how ancient festivals based around the seasons still play out in our modern-day lives. We still tether school holidays to Christian festivals. These echo older traditions based around the agricultural year. The …
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While many social media corporations mine your data to push content in your face, why are many afraid to make the leap to platforms like Mastodon? Change is enticing I mean, the idea of going to the Dark Side of the Force sounds pretty cool. Emotion is a human condition, and the idea of giving …
Rough Tor I have walked to the summit of Rough Tor countless times. In the snow. In the blistering hot sunshine. With a full-on gale robbing my breath away. Suited and booted in the rain washing down the slope in streams. I have been going up here when I was probably too small to walk …
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Happy Midsummer to you all! The longest day always inspires the rarely-seen extrovert in me to jump out and showcase herself, and what better way to do so than to announce two pieces of my artwork were accepted for the 2024 Earth Pathways Diary. I get it. Today is the longest day, slap bang in …
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How is your relationship with your creativity? When we use the term, relationship, we don’t automatically assume ourselves to be in a relationship with our creativity. But looking at it from this viewpoint can help us notice patterns or negative beliefs which hinder it. Relationships are the bedrock of everything. We have a relationship with …
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On the 24th of September 1974, premature twins Guy and Sarah were born. By the 30th of September, both were buried. Guy lived for one day. Sarah, for ten hours. I never knew them because I wouldn’t be born for another nine years, but they are still my brother and sister. What does this have …
Balancing Show and Tell Writers often hear the advice we should show, not tell, in our writing. I like to strike a healthy balance between the two. But how can we show our characters more effectively? Let’s take two examples: ‘Get out,’ he said angrily. The first example is a classic example of a tell. …
Let’s face it, being alive is hectic. Even back in 1523, when John Fitzherbert listed in The Book of Husbandry all the chores expected of a wife, on top of raising the children and helping her husband in his profession. We’re all hard-pressed to find any free time. If you did, you find something else to get …