A Writer’s, Mother’s, Home Owner’s Job is Never Done
Unlike my 24-year-old daughter who starts to get jittery if she’s at home for more than two days, I’m a homebody who also needs some social interaction every couple of weeks. As a writer, book publisher and interior designer I…
The Gifts of Self Isolation
Whether you’re at home with your thoughts and fears, or with loved ones, all we can do is be proactive, positive and appreciate every minute here on earth. How? I thought you may like to hear about my own suggestions…
Stress and Burnout – And How to Get Your Creative Mojo Back by Kristen Lamb
One of the ways we can manage stress and burnout is being vigilant in how and where we invest our time. I am very selective in what I read in print, e-books and on the internet. I am very careful…
Easy Ways to Get Rid of Your January Blues
Looking for easy ways to get rid of your January blues? It may be freezing outside, it may be grey and windy. Your wallet’s suffering from over-usage over Christmas. Your work is at best underwhelming, at worst soul-destroying. Your relationships…
Publishing Contract From Dream To Reality
The very first proposal I pitched to a big publisher on the phone got me a non-fiction contract within a few months. What I must admit in the same breath, however, is how long it took to plan and set…
How to Get And Stay Zen Calm
There may be thousands of different types of helpful resources to alleviate all manners of stress from our lives; personal, love life, family and at work, but what about the most basic and most important things we can do right…
A Writer? Who Me?
Have you asked yourself the following questions: A writer? Who me? What makes a writer? What makes an outwardly normal person, like me, want to coop myself up in a room with only a computer (and maybe some music) for company,…