Apr 24, 2025 | blogging, rebellion, words, writing
[Content warning: mention of holocaust] I’ve written before about what to do about feeling like the world is burning around us. Through the beginnings of Trump’s US, of transcending terror, of how to get through when the world is rough, and some unedited rambling...
Mar 27, 2025 | blogging, creativity, rebellion, words, writing
The struggle to write your book while the world feels like it’s spinning out of control is real. How can you take time to get your writing done, your book finished, your published book out there with your name on it when everything’s on fire? The answer is to...
Nov 6, 2024 | creativity, rebellion, words, writing
Last time Trump won, in 2016, I encouraged, rallied, gave the pep talk. I called you to stand up, be loud, be the change you wanted to see in the world. I said it was more important than ever to hold the light, have your say, raise your voice. And it was. But this...
Mar 25, 2013 | Uncategorized, words, writing
Because then you also know when you’re doing your best work. Without the dud sentences, without the stilted descriptions and turgid dialogue, you wouldn’t know when you’re flying. Sometimes I set out to write the worst possible prose I can, just to...
Feb 11, 2013 | words, writing
There are words, and there are words. You most likely know what I mean. Words that have power and meaning, that connect us with who we are just by being said or written. I like to think of certain words as power words. These are words that energise, inspire, make you...
