Sometimes I run workshops for writers, and a new crop of hopefuls turns up each time. The world seems full of would-be novelists. That thought keeps me on my toes.
I love the wannabes’ enthusiasm, and some of them have brilliant story ideas. That also keeps me on my toes.
But I always wonder whether I should [...]

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The custom of making New Year’s resolutions has never appealed to me.  In my past experience, it has started out as an expression of hope, but ended up as a set-up for failure and the resulting loss of self-esteem.
Health clubs and diet subscription plans no doubt count on January as one of their best sales [...]

After a lifetime of listening to others and myself complaining around February one because we failed to go to the gym regularly, stop drinking coffee, or writing at least a page a day of that manuscript that’s tugging on our hearts, I have come to the conclusion that New Year’s resolutions are the best recipe [...]