Sep 30, 2023 | Writing Tips
If you’ve always wanted to write a book, make sure you read this first: It never ceases to surprise me how many people tell me that they’ve always wanted to write a book. Of course, it makes my heart sing, but be warned, between writing a book and thinking about...
Sep 30, 2023 | Writing Tips
Do you feel the urge to write? If you’re reading this, you probably do. Here’s a very simple piece of advice for those who do feel that urge to write: sit down and start writing already. Don’t wait for the time to be right, because it will never be right. I say this...
Sep 30, 2023 | Preparing for a Ted Talk
2020 offered all of us unexpected challenges. International borders closed, a global pandemic was declared, my partner and I became separated for 10 months, stranded in different countries, and if that wasn’t enough already, I applied to speak at my...
Sep 30, 2023 | Preparing for a Ted Talk
When I told a friend that I had been invited to give a TED talk about The Healing Power of Writing at my local TEDxTownsville, he said he wasn’t worried. I wouldn’t have any problem filling 15 minutes. He had a point of course, but he was also missing the point....
Sep 30, 2023 | Writing Tips
What I learned from writing the book proposal for my memoir I got so many questions about the book proposal I recently in 2021 as part of a retreat I took last year with London-based agent Jacq Burns, that I felt compelled to share with you what I learned...