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8 Feb 2022

Self-publishing: Metadata

The interesting thing about self-publishing is that you learn lots of things you never knew you needed to learn in the first place. Do you know that t…

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23 Dec 2020

Three steps to start writing now – part three

Switch off your internal editor Some variations of “I am/it is not good enough” are bound to happen every time we put something out in the world and I…

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15 Dec 2020

Three steps to start writing now – part two

Step 2: be accountable If I do it for myself, I ask myself what’s the point and I don’t keep my schedule. Does it sound true to you? If this is your p…

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7 Dec 2020

Three steps to start writing now – part one

Time to write. Yes, but when? How often do we look at our schedule and we feel overwhelmed? One of the most common excuses of many aspiring writers is…

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5 Jul 2020

When is it good enough?

Most of us are familiar with the thought “it is not good enough”, whether you are doing something creative or not. When you are writing a book, this t…

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26 May 2020

Inspiration versus writing

Inspiration is the flame that pushes you writing, but the lack of it is what loves keeping you company; the only way to hush this unwanted friend is t…

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19 May 2020

First fail: website

My website was supposed to be online in March 2020. I had time scheduled in my calendar to create it: twenty hours. More than half of those hours have…