I was in the public library, where, near the entrance, where they put new books on display, was Helen Garner’s face on a book cover, looking at me intently. She seemed to be wondering whether I was worthy enough to read her […]
A little while ago, I wrote an article, 3 Habits Of A Freshman Writer, where I touched on the importance of having a proper system to file your work and research. No writing book or article I ever read mentioned organizing your […]
Not so long ago, I was reading an article on Barbara Cartland. It was a feature article going through the life story of the novelist who had written more than 700 romance novels during seven decades, making her undisputed queen of a […]
How can one study Botany? There are millions of plants on our planet. How can one study them? It will take us several lifetimes to understand the differences between species. Yet Botanists know most of these differences by heart. They have arranged […]
The dictionary defines ‘author’ as a person who has written something, especially a book, and ‘entrepreneur’ as a person who sets up a business or businesses, taking on financial risks in the hope of profit. Many years ago, I combined the two […]
You have cleared your desk, you have finished all your chores, you have turned your mobile phone on silent, and you have disconnected from the internet. For the next hour, you are now going to write the article you have been planning […]