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Who Are You To Judge? Why Striving For Perfection Will Only Hurt You
I’ve been thinking about judgement a lot lately. Society is a judgmental bunch. We judge people, including ourselves, on a daily basis without any consideration to the pain, discomfort and negativity we are creating. From the clothes people wear, to the jobs they...
Burning Out? April Was A Write Off And It’s Taken Most of May To Get My Shit Together
Admitting to stuffing up is hard. No one likes doing it. But if you do, it’ll make you feel better. I burned out and stuffed up. I’m not happy about it. Nor am I proud. But I want to let you know that it happens to anyone and everyone at some point. Even machines get...
Get Paid To Write: Websites That Pay Writers For Their Words
Once upon a time writers suffered for their words. Being a writer was a romantic notion not a career path one would choose to get rich or even support a family. When there’s publications paying less than a cent a word, or content mills trying to steal your talent at...
7 Weeks Till The Gold Coast Marathon Weekend And Why It’s Important For Writers To Stay Fit
A few weeks ago I signed up for the Gold Coast Half Marathon. I’ve run a couple times before. I’ve even finished the full marathon twice. Given that since becoming a mum my running has been sporadic at best, I figured the half marathon was going to be the ideal...
April Progress Report & May Goals
April. Birthday month. My son and I share a birthday. It’s awesome and annoying at the same time. This year it fell on a Saturday, so the night before I went out with friends and on Saturday had a party for him. It was lovely. He was spoilt as usual. I was a little...
Writing Is Solitary, Publishing Is Team Work: Do You Have The Right People Working With You?
As an indie author it’s easy to get go into overdrive and work 24/7. The days stretch as you work well past sunset, burning the midnight oil, and giving your family reason to call for help. Being an independent author is hard work. It’s even harder if you want to sell...
March 2016 Progress Report & April Goals
The first quarter of the year is done and dusted. How did we just get through three months of the year? I’m not ready for quarter two yet. The fact that we’re in April already is a scary thought for more than one reason, it’s birthday month, which means I’m year older...
On My Bookshelf – March 2016
My goal is to read 52 books in 2016. These are the books that I’m reading and my thoughts on them. When you read dozens of books, it becomes hard to remember what they were all about, so I’m making notes and posting monthly on what I’m reading. Do you have any books...
Why You Will Never Be Successful And What You Can Do About It
You will never be successful. Most people won’t, not in the way that they dream of anyway. Success is a result that comes from the daily choices we make. Hard to believe but what you did yesterday does have an impact on how someone reacts to you today. I’d love to...