Writing

Paloma Picasso’s Earrings – and Your Memoirs

There are people in this world who know exactly how to impress – and they do it seemingly with little or no effort. I was reminded of this once when reading an interview with Paloma Picasso. She talked about her life as the daughter of a famous artist, and also about her rise in the [...]

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Memoir Writing Survey – Help Me Out

I’m doing an experiment for a new blog. If you were looking for information on how to write your memoirs how would you answer the questions below? Create your free online surveys with SurveyMonkey, the world’s leading questionnaire tool. Tweet This Post 

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Process Map Anything

Through my job as a Process Analyst I have learned to see everything in process blocks. Life is like this: Step One, then Step Two, then Step Three interrupted at some point by a decision or: 1. Go for a Walk 2. Go to Cafe. 3. Eat Pasta 4.Take the Dog? 5. Dog Will Behave? [...]

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Twitter – What Mystery Pervades a Well!

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The debate goes on, fueled recently by Malcolm Gladwell writing in The New Yorker, attacking the prevalent idea that online social networks represent the future of campaigning and protest, and perhaps – in totalitarian states – of revolution. Gladwell debunks this argument in typical style, as Tim Adams of The Observer explained: Gladwell examined the [...]

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To Boldly Go Where No Man Has Gone Before

Are you ever tempted to split infinitives? If so you’re in good company. They did it in Star Trek, as demonstrated by the title of this post,  and it’s since become an often quoted example. A split infinitive occurs when an adverb or adverbial phrase is placed between the word to and the relevant verb. In [...]

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How To Overcome Writer’s Blues

Photo by craigmdennis on Flickr It’s often referred to as ‘Writer’s Block’ — that syndrome that occurs when you desperately need to write but can’t think of a darned thing to write about. I prefer to think of it as ‘Writer’s Blues’. It’s what happens when I’m faced with a blank page (or screen) and it [...]

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