My muse is hiding
Writer’s block – What is it good for? For no rhyme or reason, I sometimes manage to write 3000 words a day. Other times I have trouble just getting to the point of opening the Word document that contains my …
Author: Lara Russell
Another sentence down
Lately, the questions I am asked most often are “how is your book going?” and “when will it be finished?” The second question has a shorter answer, so I’ll start with that. “Soon, I hope.” The first will need a …
Music – our link to the past
Have you ever heard part of a song and instantly drew in a sharp breath at the memory it brings? Or felt feelings of nostalgia as you remember exactly how you felt the last time you heard it? I’ve tried …
Story world questions
About a week ago, I was at a concert with a great group of people. During the very first song, the people sitting in the seats in front of us told us to keep quiet. Of course, this had the …
My top 10 travel tips
Here are my current top 10 travel tips (in no particular order): Fork out the extra cash to buy a flexible airline ticket. You’ll wish you had if you’re stuck in an airport four hours before your flight. Put enough …
Editing a manuscript
How many times can you stare at a sentence without wanting to pull your hair out? Or worse, without feeling the need to kick the one thing that is holding this whole operation together – my trusting little laptop, the …
Music envy
I often find myself feeling a little jealous, when I hear a song that was popular decades ago. Not because I’m weird, but because I would have loved to hear that song on the radio, being played to death like …
Great expectations
After numerous people recently described a certain comedy as the funniest thing they had ever seen, I made sure to buy a ticket and go and see it myself. Of course, throughout the film, I couldn’t help but wait for …
Do first impressions always last?
Have I ever told you about my first encounter with a Champagne house? It was in March 2010 and we were walking from the Reims train station to Pommery. After about 40 minutes, we reached the halfway mark and as …
Back to school
For the last five days, I have had the privilege of attending an accelerated learning course, specifically designed for Gen Y (and X) managers, at one of the most prestigious business schools in Australia. I remember thinking, as soon as …