Summer is a lively season, full of afternoon excursions, visiting friends and family, sunset walks along the beach, and long evenings lingering on patios with refreshing drinks revelling in the beauty of the world. Summertime is the time when friends and family emerge from hibernation and your social calendar is unexpectedly overflowing with new obligations. … Continue reading Balancing Worlds
Month: June 2014
Title Wave
Titles are the headline to your stories. The title of your piece is the first thing a reader sees, and it can be an effective way to invite them into your story. The right title will always be remembered. Before I launched my first blog (The Old Lady in My Bones) I spent weeks writing … Continue reading Title Wave
Conditioning
I’ve spent some time in physiotherapy clinics - physiotherapy is truly fascinating. Therapists teach patients exercises that help to strengthen muscles in the body. In the beginning these exercises can be challenging - you may only be able to do five sit-ups a day. Therapists help to lessen patient anxiety by teaching them more is … Continue reading Conditioning
A Garden of Words
A few weeks ago my partner was out on our deck, potting and planting seeds for our yearly herbal garden. It’s inspiring to catch a glimpse of those first green sprouts as push their heads up through the moist earth and reach towards the sunlight. Just like a garden plot, stories begin with a small … Continue reading A Garden of Words