Month: December 2014

Should old attainments be forgot

It’s traditional at this time to reflect on the previous 12 months and then to make a list of well meant but seemingly unachievable goals (that are neither SMART not SHARP), in order to improve one’s circumstances in the coming year. And who am I to stand in the way of tradition? So, a drum …

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The truth of it?

Do writers of fiction, like journalists, owe a responsibility to the truth? As a writer of both fiction and non-fiction I’ve been asked how I compartmentalise my brain when it comes to finding inspiration. “How do you know whether an idea will result in a blog piece / article, or a story? I mean, they’re …

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Life hacks from writing fiction

Lovers of fiction, whatever the genre, will often tell you that it’s true to life (for them) and portrays real people with real emotions, often going through extraordinary circumstances. Fiction allows us to live vicariously, and to explore ‘what if’, often – to quote from the TV classic, The Water Margin: “…In a world very …

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