I’ve been reflecting lately on what it takes to be a writer. There are thousands, probably even millions, of people out there who want to...

Every   year , before the beginning of the school year, I set   goals  for myself. At some point quite recently, I realised that I...

On Trust, Tragic heroines, and telling Full disclosure: Lucy (AKA Lizzie Fry) is my mentor . One of the reasons I chose to work with her...

We had the absolute privilege to attend some Olympic events in person this year. First, logistics. It was nice to have the games so close...

I’m at the tail end (under sixty days left) of the year-long meditation course over on Headspace. It has taken me over a year for various...

I took the young people to Israel earlier this summer. I’ve been thinking about writing about the trip here. On the one hand, it’s...

I started working with my mentor, Lucy, in September 2021, when I was a wee baby writer. Until then, I’ve been attending my beloved...

I honestly thought I had written a blog post about what I learned the previous year in July last year. It turns out it was two years ago....

I recently read Josh Kaufman’s The First 20 Hours. When I say read, I mean I diligently read the first three chapters, and when he...

I was telling some writer friends that I was starting a new project when someone asked about my “starting process.” It made me chuckle. I...

This post started with a word trail. I was looking at the roots of the words miner and minor because I thought a miner works underground,...

I’ve long known I’m a student at heart. I love learning new things. My LinkedIn profile is all over the place. I was a software...

TL;DR: A fantastically slow book about regular people muddling through regular life. What are you waiting for? Go read it. I’m indebted...

Welcome back to the Retrospective Travel Log for our Japan trip. If you missed the first part, here it is. We left our intrepid explorers...

Over the Easter break, we took the young people (12-year-old girl and 14-year-old boy) to Japan for a family trip. We had ten days, and...

It took me a while to understand in my heart the difference between first drafts and published books. When I started writing, I was still...

We’ve been away for the half term, and I’ve been having a hard time finding my groove. Every time we travel (and sometimes when I go out...

Last week I left my comfort zone far behind me and went to the French Alps to learn how to ski with my family. I never understood skiing....

TL;DR: Read it, but beware of the genre. It’s not for the faint of heart. Warning: This review contains spoilers. First, a word about the...

I celebrated forty-five years on this planet in January. It got me thinking about the meaning of birthday celebrations. Interestingly,...