If you’re self-employed, you do things for a number of reasons: – It creates income.– It promotes your business.– It develops your products and services.– It develops you and your skills.– It’s fun.– It’s connected with your core values.– It only uses resources you can commit freely (time, money or effort). If something you’re doing …
Month: May 2012
ARE WE NEARLY THERE YET?
I know what you’re thinking – don’t tell me Derek’s ranting on again about trying to get one of his novels published. You can relax – that rant is coming, but it’s for another time. Today, my blog guest is writer and humorist Ben Hatch. Comments in blue are mine. 1. When did you first …
Spit it out
It’s better to light a candle…than pay for electricity. William Shakespeare said: “Honesty is the best policy. If I lose mine honour, I lose myself.” That, of course, was back in the days when we didn’t have honour sat-nav. The problem with honesty is that it can disengage an audience faster than the phrase emotional …
Flash Fiction that speaks for itself
Once upon a time, not so long ago, a kindly editor – by the name of Rachel Carter – brought together a disparate bunch of writers in the West Country to create a flash fiction anthology.Fortunately, my off-colour comments didn’t put her off any and five of my shortest pieces have been added to the …
One more thing – found in a notebook
I suppose you’re wondering why this note has been left for you on the mantelpiece. Don’t worry, all will become clear by the time you get to the end. First off, I’ve left you. I can’t say I’m leaving you, as that has been happening, by degrees, ever since you had that affair at work. …
It all started a couple of weeks ago.
I don’t know whether there was finally enough sunlight in the morning to adjust my circadian rhythm, if it was because I was able to set Scars and Stripes aside with something approximating a smile, or even if I’d just managed to write a few decent jokes for greetings cards. But whatever that thing was, I …