Outsiders and Tall Poppies
Tuesday, June 23rd, 2009 Posted in advice, writing | 2 Comments »I am in the process of writing about a character who is somewhat of an outsider - someone who largely does not follow social conventions, the way we are expected to live our life. It is fascinating to look at people ...
Theory Overload
Thursday, May 14th, 2009 Posted in advice, personal, writing | 1 Comment »We seem to have built up a society that values theory over practical. The majority of our formal education now seems to enforce this habit. Society applauds researchers and writers who publish grand theories and hypothesise endlessly. Instead should we not be ...
An Emergency Review
Tuesday, May 5th, 2009 Posted in advice, writing | 2 Comments »Today I want to review the latest book by one of my favourite authors, Neil Strauss. A former journalist for Rolling Stone and the New York Times, Strauss had previously mastered the art of the ghost written bio and has now ...
Forget the Fear & Get On With Life
Thursday, April 30th, 2009 Posted in advice, personal, writing | No Comments »by _gee_ In the past I have been a fearful person. I worried endlessly about what might happen and more often than not it prevented me from finding out for sure. I am now slowly transitioning to someone who ...
More Than You Need to Know – More Than I Should Write
Sunday, April 26th, 2009 Posted in personal, writing | 9 Comments »My regular readers will have noticed that I have a bit of an aversion to talking about myself. I always have. I'd rather ask a million and one questions about you than reveal details about myself. Seriously - I have only ...
My Writing Illusion
Sunday, April 19th, 2009 Posted in advice, personal, writing | 2 Comments »Lately my brain has been spinning with thoughts on writing. I have been questioning my abilities, motivation and how I will turn the corner to become a great writer. More importantlly I have felt like a fraud.
Ready – Fire – Aim
Thursday, April 16th, 2009 Posted in advice, goals, personal, writing | 2 Comments »I have been one of those e people who often aims for perfection, but never gets even close. There is nothing particularly wrong with that. However I have also been one of those people who also gives up when I believe ...
Easter, Kangaroos & Broken Teeth
Friday, April 10th, 2009 Posted in personal, writing | 3 Comments »Easter has always been a favourite time of year for me, in spite of the occasional bad times. Not because I directly celebrate the death and resurrection of Jesus Christ, instead since I was a small boy I have enjoyed devouring ...
Picking Fights To Succeed
Monday, April 6th, 2009 Posted in advice, goals, personal, writing | No Comments »Who is your enemy, your rival? After my recent posts about the rivalry between the worlds most famous inventors and ideas, I began thinking about major achievements/advancements and how they come about. Competition is something that brings out the best in most people. ...
How I Achived My Dream Work Experience
Tuesday, March 31st, 2009 Posted in advice, goals, personal, writing | 2 Comments »Today I'm incredibly excited - it's a big goals day. I just ticked off one of my ultimate goals by writing an ebook about how you can get the work experience or internship of your dreams. Several years ago I ticked off ...
