writing
What. A. Week.
It’s a rare event for me to be lost for words but this week has been so intense, I can’t even write about it yet. Here’s the synopsis – and I hope to get back to fill in the details later. The week begins with a hissy-fit meltdown brought on by neglect of self-care. Mucho [...]
Toodle pip 2009. It was swell.
The following piece was written at the beginning of the month for Design Notes. I’ve added a post-script to bring it up to date. REFLECTING ON 2009 December is the time of year when we reflect on the previous 12 months. It’s a time to acknowledge what we’ve achieved and what we’ve learned, to celebrate, [...]
This (Blogless) Life
It’s very sad but I think my relationship to blogging has entered the “old friend” realm. You know, the one where “we really must catch up” is something that’s said with much feeling and good intention but rarely followed through. You may have noticed that the blog posts at WestonCulture have become few and far [...]
Want to publish a book? Become a passionate expert
When I was a bookseller I was always being asked the insider’s tips for getting published. I’m not sure why they asked me. I wasn’t a publisher. But I suppose I knew what was being published, what the publishers liked and I often knew the backstories to a bestseller’s success. Of all those books with [...]
Free your mind: The power of Unsubscribing from email lists
It’s that time of the year when I review what I’m doing and start re-visioning how I’d like my next twelve months to be. This year, I’ve decided that my future is going to have a lot less email. I use email a lot. It’s my main connection with the world. I like it so [...]
On Reflective Practice, or, Why I write.
Using writing as reflective practice not only develops your communication skills but can also help you with those big (and little) life decisions. Reflective practice. Means nothing to you? No, it probably wouldn’t unless you’d trained as a teacher or a nurse or a psych or a management consultant. It’s a shame it’s not more [...]
The silly season begins …
I don’t know if it’s the same the world over, but yesterday I noticed a certain buzz in the air as I made my way home from Brisbane. It’s a little bit holiday and a little bit tension, as the xmas / new year break quickly approaches. For me, December is the busiest month of [...]
Can you write a novel in 30 days? Go NaNoWriMo!
NaNoWriMo is on again… … and I haven’t written one word yet. Yes, that’s right. National Novel Writing Month began on Saturday (1st November) and besides giving a cursory “Hmm. What shall I write about this year?” to it, I have yet to meet my 1667 daily word count. So, for those of you who haven’t heard me [...]
