Life has been as busy as ever so my poor neglected blog is still suffering. I think I will create a list of topics – I found I was much better when I had specific things to talk about. In 2 days I fly across the country to the annual Romance Writers of Australia (RWA)…
motivation
Quote to live by (2021)
In 2020 one of the first Journal Questions I answered was “A Quote to Live By“. Rather than a quote, I said there was a song that really encompassed my philosophy for the year. I listened to that song often during the year, and it worked so well for me, I thought I would find…
A reminder to myself
Back in January (you know, in that previous life), I posted a Journal Question response on a Quote To Live By. Rather than a quote, I posted a song which has lyrics that resonate with me (the music is great too). With the year we’ve been having, and that I have been having, I need…
Permission to make mistakes
Sometimes I need to be reminded it’s okay not to get it right the first go. This has been one of those weeks. I’m naturally a perfectionist, so it can be a bit of a battle to accept things don’t always have to be perfect. I have a quote stuck to my desk – I’ve…
Never let rejection get you down
A successful Scottish author has just had a book he wrote 15 years ago – which was rejected – published. The book, Lockdown, is based in a pandemic-impacted London which, along with the rest of the globe, is in lockdown. Just like the world is today. Except back then the publishers laughed and said in…