Something about walking in autumn always lights me up with excitement about new projects. I think a lot of this has to do with the wonderful array of colours in the ancient trees all around where I live. Maybe also... Continue Reading →
Apologies for the long hiatus here on the blog, but I have been concentrating much of my writing efforts over on the Substack platform, and with some great results. It has been such a great experience over the past twelve... Continue Reading →
I can’t believe the summer is marching on (particularly seeing as the glorious June weather here in the UK has turned to rain-soaked days in July…) but here we are at the end of another month.
This is just my story, but if you are a writer, a budding writer, a journaler, or just an interested reader who might like to give writing a go sometime, here are a few tips I have used in the past to get me writing:
I was discouraged to read this week on World Book Day of how the current economic climate is affecting parents' ability to provide books for their children.
I am really pleased to say that I have managed to read two full books and am almost at the end of my third of the month!
Despite the busyness, I have managed to finish my first read of the year! 'The Insperables' is the newly discovered novel by Simone de Beauvoir.
I know that for many people, the new year signifies good intentions and resolutions to start positive new habits (or to kick not-so-positive ones).