Yesterday, @Nicole_Cliffe, whom I do not know except for this brief encounter, started a thread on twitter, asking for times when strangers have been kind to us. Please. Take time to read the thread. You will not be sorry. This article, linked to in the thread, is also very much worth your while: a story […]
Humanity Is AWful; Humanity Is Kind. (I Dare You Not To Cry.) Read More »
Feeling a little floaty today. I’m what, nearly five weeks into the new job now? And today’s the first time I’ve had a moment where I could sit back and sort of go – oh, okay. I’m mostly up to date. It feels… Odd. Because in the last month, I’ve pretty much had to let
Go read this great post by Ilona Andrews. It’s called Lazy Sunday, and it’s nothing especially deep and meaningful, except that on the other hand it also kind of is. See, when you’re working hard at achieving your dreams, you have to shoehorn them into any spare time you have, learning to make do on
Don’t Break yourself On The Way To Your Dreams Read More »
I needed this reminder. It’s been seven or so months since I worked on a novel, and restarting after so long is pants-wettingly terrifying. What if I’ve forgotten how to do it? What if it’s all crap? Why am I doing this anyway when I already have a full-time job and more items on my
Art’s Your Product, Not Your Self Read More »
I’m back from two weeks away essentially without internet, and I need to talk about that. But first, I’ll do that thing that I ‘should’ do, which is announce that How To Create Cultures is now out and available everywhere in ebook – print release has stuck to the original date of the 17th, so
I’m Back, Culture Book Is Out, And Thoughts On Burnout Read More »
Funny. If you’ve been playing along, you know by now that I had a Major Work Project (MWP) that ate up most of my life from late July through to mid-September, and that I’ve been digging myself out of that hole ever since. I passed, which is fantastic (!!), and I just found out last
Perspective and the Narratives We Tell Ourselves Read More »
This was circulating on Twitter last week, and look, we all know it doesn’t take much for me to tear up (whether through joy or sorrow) anyway, AND the songs from the musical Wicked are pretty much guaranteed to trigger the waterworks, so it’s not really a stretch to imagine how I felt watching this
Because I Knew You, I Have Been Changed For Good Read More »
Wow. Wow-Wow. So, as you know if you’ve been following along, I spent last week in Las Vegas for the WMG Writing Business Masterclass with a host of incredible, amazing people – participants and presenters alike. I have 50 pages of handwritten notes, an action list longer than my arm (which I need to sort
Catching Up: Why I’m Going To Stop Spinning And The World Isn’t Read More »
I don’t know about you, but I’m fairly well drowning in Weltschmerz this week (of the unironic kind). Humanity really just does seem to suck, constantly finding new ways to disappoint where values like empathy, compassion and mercy are concerned. Honestly, becoming a hermit is a super appealing (and super privileged) option right now. So,
Humanity Sucks, But There IS Good News Read More »
I think we have conclusively established that I am not great at blogging when I’m on school holidays 😀 Anyway, here we are, back in the saddle. For your viewing pleasure today, a collection of intriguing links from around the web. Everything we know about birds that glow! – YOU GUYS, BIRDS FLUORESCE! BIRDS GLOW
Link-a-bet Soup: Metal Mirrors, Glowing Birds, and How To Be Cool Read More »
