Well, it’s now official. (Deep breath.) Yes, I read tarot cards and have done for many, many years. The tarot is a really great tool for writers. Every card is packed full of imagery which helps trigger ideas and free up your imagination. String together a few cards and make a little story and voilà …
I first heard of clicking your amygdala forward when a guy contacted me on Linked In and had this as part of his signature. (Something like ‘have you clicked your amygdala forward today’?’)I was intrigued and immediately Googled it. It’s all very interesting and for those of you keen to access your creativite zone, here’s …
Elizabeth Gilbert, author of Eat, Pray and Love (which, of course, is set in Italy!)discusses creativity in this short and inspirational talk for TED. I love motivational books and speakers and the Internet really is your friend with so many resources to educate, inspire and entertain. Recently, I have been trying to watch short films …
I am an avid lapper-up of business books and am currently re-reading Richard Koch's The 80/20 Principle. The premise on which the book rests – what Koch calls the universe's "wonkiness" – is that 20 percent of effort reaps 80 percent of rewards. This has been proved to be the case for everything from the …
Following on from last year’s scandal about a major pharmaceutical company hiring ghostwriters to write review papers highlighting the benefits of certain drug therapies and downplaying the risks, a US senator has just published a minority staff report on medical ghostwriting. Senator Charles E Grassley’s enquiries were initiated two years ago when he began looking …
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"So, how many words a day do you write?" a friend asked me the other day. And on the surface it seemed quite a simple question. I thought for a moment. "I guess I must write well over five thousand words a day if you include daily journal, non fiction book, proposal, emails, blogs, web …
Although ghostwriting used to be associated with writing novels and non fiction books for people, the remit has slowly been extended to blogs, articles, tweets, websites, speeches and so on. The latest addition to the ghost writer's portfolio is online dating. An article in the Washington Post describes how the busy bachelor whose days are …
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I was reading an article the other day about finding your true passions and one test was to imagine you had to give away everything you valued, one thing at a time, and see what was left at the end. I tried this out on my morning walk with the dogs through the woods behind …
I give English lessons twice a week to Marcella, a lovely Italian lady. It's more of a labour of love really, I keep my hand in as I used to be an EFL teacher and we chat about all manner of things. She's a big animal lover like me as well as being a passionate …
A writer has to write, or in my case, type. I know many writers swear by notebooks and coloured pens but I am not one of them. I can easily be transported into another world while sitting at the keyboard and find it harder when I'm using a pen because I find my hand hurts …
