There’s something magical about writing. Not just useful, not just necessary—but joyful. I see it all the time in my workshops: that moment when what’s on the page matches what was in your head – a sentence, a detail, a simile that just works! Writing can be hard work, for sure. But it can […]
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The Gift of Story: An Alternative Christmas Approach
It’s the thought that counts. That’s what people say, and sometimes mean. The people in your life who usually mean it the most are those with lots of stuff – people like grandparents. I remember giving my Nana soap, and even at eight years old, noticing her ‘Not another one’ face. And now that I’m […]
Use the Right Word, not the Fanciest.
Simplicity is beautiful. Or, as Architect Ludwig Mies van der Rohe said, “Less is More.” Just look at that statement. With 10 letters, in three words, van der Rohe makes a complex assertion, using contrast as a tool: ‘Less’ and ‘more’ are opposites, paired by the strong, assertive ‘is.’ Rather than obscuring his meaning with wordiness, […]