What do you wish you could do more every day? Mooch around the shore line like a spoonbill, or amble about a gallery full of modern art, without intent. Drink strong, milky coffee and wander the streets of a city … Continue reading Wish List
Now I’m earning a regular wage I’ve been able to buy a new phone. Not brand new, but a year old iPhone 8, quite an upgrade from my old 4s which was apt to randomly switch itself off, and overheated … Continue reading Writing in a Taxi in Mauritania, Virtually
For the last two and a half months I’ve been working for/with a company that runs conferences. I only do three days a week so I still have four days to work on my writing and other aspects of my … Continue reading Ten Minute Post
This post is an experiment. WordPress updated automatically a few days ago and no comment box appeared with my last post (thanks to Scarlet for pointing that out). Also the header image didn’t appear in the post itself, but is … Continue reading Experiment
This week’s story is a true one. I did begin to write a normal, fictitious one, but found myself too absorbed in the new project I’ve taken on. It involves working on-site with a client, helping them with all the … Continue reading Story-A-Week #14: Birthday
I’ve been working my way through Benjamin Hardy’s 30 Behaviours to Make You Unstoppable in 2019, and am half way through #12 which is about reducing your avoidance behaviours. Hardy gives two main reasons for avoidance and in the last … Continue reading In Search of a Harmonious Self
Onto the ninth of Benjamin Hardy’s Thirty Behaviours to Make [Me] Unstoppable: Create More Peake Experiences He begins with a quote: “Peak experiences as rare, exciting, oceanic, deeply moving, exhilarating, elevating experiences that generate an advanced form of perceiving reality, … Continue reading On Becoming Unstoppable #4
I’m on the last leg of The Writers’ Road Map: only four more steps stand in the way of my earning a living as a writer, the Jeff Goins way. So, in the words of Jeremy Paxman*, ‘let’s just get … Continue reading The Way?
In the spirit of my newly hewn Curious-Authentic-Artist personality (read on for clarity) I thought I’d share an experiment. A week or so ago I downloaded a free booklet called The Writer’s Road Map, written by Jeff Goins. I stumbled … Continue reading Experiments in Living a Writer’s Life
Now that the festive season is quite over it’s time to get back into the routine of writing. I spent most of last week making preparations to improve my routine by creating files for new work, research folders, and tags … Continue reading System Preferences
Eryl Gasper-Dick, still curious 