Fear of the Word.

I'm afraid of writing. I have spent the morning, since I woke up, fearing the very idea of sitting down at my computer to write. This has become a pattern for me over the past couple of months that is now affecting me. I entered into 2020, having set myself the goal of completing a

Legacy

When you have a child, you invest in hope. You hope you can create a legacy of good; You strive to pass that legacy onto your child & you hope they can carry it forward. If at the end of your life, if you can see that legacy in the eyes of your children, you

Descending Into The Nightmare – The Detective’s Nightmare by Tabi Slick.

Tabi Slick is someone I have come to know as an effervescent and driven woman who, as an author, displays considerable artistic and narrative talent and, as a businesswoman, has a drive and energy to achieve success in an enterprise where competition is considerable. Over the past few years, Slick's body of work has grown

The Inspirational Tears.

Sometimes with writing, all you need to do is take baby steps... I'm a participant in a private community, one of whose members has been sharing some ingenious writing prompts of late. I've been watching what he posts, and the prompts have been really good - if not a little too challenging for me to

Virtual Reality For Writers – A Happy Accident.

Of the many tools available to writers, I reckon the advent and popularity of virtual reality (VR) applications may be one of the most powerful additions to our author tool boxes. I'll go on the record here - I'm a hopeless tech geek. If there is a new smart-phone or computer product or application or

Man.

Interior, House, Morning. The couple are vibrant. Early 30’s, professional. The Wife is dressed in a smart,  sexy business suit. A cup of coffee is in her hand as she rushes about, getting a few scraps of breakfast in before she goes off to work. The Infant sits in a high chair, spoon in hand

Stuck In The Middle (& Writing My Way Through It).

After 10 years and 4 novels, I stand before a writing method that is a greater mystery to me now, than it was when when I started. I still don't have writing worked out. The only thing I am sure of is that my method needs work. It always needs work. But that, in itself,

Yesterday, Today & Tomorrow.

Yesterday. Petty squabbles about insignificant things. Digesting the day's news and getting a belly ache from it (me, more quickly than her). Swapping ridiculous anecdotes from social media and laughing at said ridiculousness. Exasperation at the hyperactivity of our 13 year old, the lackadaisical whimsy of our 10 year old (me more-so than her). Receiving

Marking The Eighth Month – Adventures In Neurostimulation.

With all that has been occupying our minds since the advent of the Covid-19 pandemic, a number of milestones have passed me by these past couple of months. Chief among them has been the 6 month anniversary of my neurostimulator implant. I had intended on posting a reflection on where I'm at back in February,

Dinner with The Chows.

As a kid in the early 80's, I can recall Australia encountering an explosion of new cultural experiences that seemed to strike the public consciousness all at once. I speak of culinary experiences, literature, music, cinema and fashion. We suddenly found ourselves being able to appreciate the wider world in our own backyard. Growing up