A blog to keep me honest, motivated, and enthused about writing and reading, plus confessions on a serious addiction to coffee, notebooks and vintage typewriters.
The Brain and Me - Neuroplasticity I’m always on the lookout for secrets to getting more writing done, or to be honest, any writing that doesn’t involve an email to a client or the shopping list. And over the last few years I’ve learnt that forming a habit is my key. So when I came... Continue Reading →
Dear Gentle Reader. I write with a confession that must be shared, and with the hope of forgiveness, if not a little understanding. You see, I have yet again, found myself buried in a pile of books, lists of website links, printed images, and notebooks filled with scraps of scribbles. Research. All in the name... Continue Reading →
Dear Gentle Reader,You know how sometimes, one starts to read a book, that leads to an internet search, another book, a website, a blog post, another internet search, until finally, and most definitely an hour or more later, you forget what the original thread was. It can often and affectionately be referred to as 'falling... Continue Reading →
She reached the luggage coach just as it was turning north at the junction. It was an unusually dry autumn morning, respite from the storms.“Mr Bunt, I’m so glad I caught you.”“Why Miss Clementine, are you alright there lassie?”Breathlessly, she reached up and handed him the paper. “What do we have here then?” Mr Bunt,... Continue Reading →
I’ve been doing it for a while now. Listening. In the car. At the kitchen sink. Down the grocery aisles. And all of last week, while I was painting the interior of a room.Podcasts. They’re addictive. Fun. Entertaining. Riveting. Enlightening. Dramatic, with real laugh out loud moments and sometimes a tear or two. The playlist... Continue Reading →
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A blog to keep me honest, motivated, and enthused about writing and reading, plus confessions on a serious addiction to coffee, notebooks and vintage typewriters.
Gathering Words 