The information age has shed light on pretty much everything, in ways that are often great… and ways that are perhaps not very effective. How many times have you consulted with Doctor Google, semi-freaked yourself out, only to eventually be …
You won’t be the friend someone has known for ages, for literally ages. And until you are, you’ll be an outsider. But one day, all of a sudden, you won’t be new anymore. You’ll meet some wonderful people You will …
Have you ever heard someone say ‘let’s have a normal amount of perspective’ or ‘let’s look at the bigger picture’? I have, many times, and I now try not to cringe every time I hear that, in response to just …
I’m sure that the relativity of time has been pondered many times. It isn’t a new idea. I believe Einstein had something to say about it? In my experience, the perception of the speed at which time passes, seems to …
The other day I heard a startling statistic, al be it elaborated, which claimed that technology doubles every 18 months. Frightening. It’s true that we have dealt with a lot of change in the last couple of decades, and I …
On Monday night I had a dream within a dream, within a dream. I dreamt that I was sleeping. (1) I woke up thinking that no. 1 was a real night’s sleep and that it was 11:30 am on a …
Communication is so often overlooked and taken for granted. It’s probably one of the most overused words in an interview setting and the most neglected in practice, by some. Is it in part, because the way in which we communicate …
Yeah, sorry. I haven’t done this in a while. I am still writing, don’t worry. And reading, A LOT. Regardless of how hectic real life can get, and I say ‘real’ life as, let’s face it, writing fiction has long …
It’s really difficult to understand how it can take 30 minutes to write a post today, and how on other days, I don’t have any inclination to write anything at all. But with my current novel as close to ‘complete’ as it has …
As I read my editor’s report, with ideas of how to polish my novel, I can’t help but feel a little dazed with emotion – the good kind. I am reminded of a train journey through Western Europe a few …