It’s Christmas in Oz! Have a safe happy wonderful time everyone! If you’re going to be alone this Christmas, plan ahead. Volunteer at a soup kitchen. Make or buy some small gifts and leave them at an orphanage or shelter. Think about others you know who may be alone at this time and gather them…
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Thought For Today
Really appreciate all the well wishes for my birthday. It’s great to feel special, if only for a day … that’s what birthdays are for. Cheers, all!
Thought For Today
In 1983 I bought my first computer, an Apple IIe with 5″ twin floppy disk drives. Have to keep reminding myself as my new i7 fails to work as fast as my brain 🙂
Thought For Today
I haven’t kicked into local time yet so for me it’s 3am my time and still getting over traveling all day. And it’s a balmy 26 degrees centigrade in Thailand. Cancel that. A hot and humid 26. Sleep. I need sleeeeeepppp..,
Imperfect Perfection
There are times when you want things ‘just so’ and try as you might you just can’t get them right – do it anyway before the law of diminishing marginal returns kicks in. There are times when you don’t produce something because, well, you don’t think you know enough or the best way or all…
Get 25 Reviews on Launch Day
Writing is only one part of the story when it comes to having your book out in the world and available for people to enjoy. There’s one thing I have learned over the past year thanks to people like Shawn Hansen and Diana Heuser: that an author is also a marketer and sometimes a publisher…
Create Your Own Book Cover With Word
As a self-publishing author, you sometimes have way more time than money. For some, there is also a level of creative satisfaction in mastering a new skill. Book covers and dust jackets are a case in point. Once you become profitable or have the funds, it is better to have a professional designer create them…
Evie Wyld Wins Miles Franklin Award
Wow. An English born and based writer has taken out the prestigious Miles Franklin Award with her novel, “All The Birds, Singing”. What makes this more noteworthy than usual is that Wyld beat top favourites Tim Winton and Richard Flanagan. Contenders for the Australian literary prize either need to be Australian or the novel have…
How to Become a Better Writer
In mythical terms, the writers equivalent to the search for the Holy Grail must surely be, “How can I write better?”. Endless articles, books and courses are created with this one objective in mind. Experts and academics pontificate on methodology, technique, process. Even iconic writers contribute to providing a solution by producing their own guide,…
Inspiring Courage Quote
In my other life, I run Personal Development programs. Rather than one-hit motivational moments I conduct a three-month behavioural change program. So I’ve learned a thing or two about the human condition over the ten years of doing this. One of the things I’ve found is that it takes courage to change your circumstances. To…
