Writer's Block
In the past, I have run workshops on writer's block. I've advised clients on the topic, talked them through how to navigate a long dry winter in a writing savanna and yet, when it's my own desert, when my cactus characters are desperate for water, I am sinking in the sand. It turns out that…
Why Can't I Follow My Own Advice?
For almost three years, I've been telling people to 'just write'; put pen to paper, put fingers to keyboard, stop procrastinating and get on with it. So, why am I finding that such a hard task? At home, I crave opportunities to sit down and immerse myself in a warm bath of imagination, to luxuriate…
All Change
A week ago today, four months after arriving in Malawi, I packed my bags (and shed a tear or two) and headed southbound for Norman Carr Cottage, a peaceful haven that sits on the southern lakeshore, near Monkey Bay. It was a long old journey. It's only about 230 km, but as demonstrated by the…