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Tell it Loud, Tell it Proud – Author's Day, 2018

Two years ago I began writing my first novel. It was a spontaneous activity: more or less based on a sudden whim. I had left my previous...

Secrets That Are Not Meant to be Shared

I have a secret that I am not sharing. It isn't something bad, traumatic or illegal. It is a happy secret, a good thing, a ray of...

How Personal Should I Get?

With two completed novels currently looking for publishers, I have turned my hand to writing something new and 'completely different'. ...

To the Person on the Verge of a Major Life-Changing Decision

You know who you are. I know that you are nervous. I know that there are pros and cons on both sides of your decision. I know that your...

ImagineNotion

I'm an hour away from a business meeting. The meeting is to discuss how a particular business in the tourist industry can expand it doors...

Unlocking Stuck Thoughts by Engaging with Your Senses

It's not uncommon that one has a creative thought / idea / solution to a problem that flickers like a candle in the dark. You can feel...

An Update From the Land of Rejection

A brief recap. I finished my third novel about three months ago. Instead of self-publishing: arranging marketing, blog tours and posting...

The Effervescent Power of Positive Thinking

It's true that life is not all moonbeams and sunshine. It can be really hard. I am not even talking about the big scary stuff – like...

The Truth About Certain Beginnings...

I strongly believe that we live life on the waves of change. Sometimes the waves are barely perceptible swells, and sometimes they are...

10 Quick Storytelling Tips

You have been asked to share from your vast experience and knowledge and would like to make the reader experience as engaging and as...

Change Matters