what a blog used to be
a journal of my creative outpourings, happenstances and explorations
What are Floughts?
I coined the word flought as a contraction of Flavours of Thought. Retrospectively, I've made it a new noun and given it some definitions ... Flought : noun 1. the flavour of a thought 2. the flow of a thought 3. a flood...
How to drive a VAN
As soon as there was more than one computer, the need to join them together in a network so they could communicate became necessary. The LAN - or Local Area Network - came along. If you think about it though, Local Area...
Become a Master Chef
If you have read my new book Flavours of Thought and found it intriguing, you may be thinking a couple of things ... 1. Where did all that wisdom come from? 2. What else can you do with it? If you haven't read it, click...
Where do ideas come from?
Have you ever wondered where ideas come from and what might stop them coming in? Take 10 minutes of your day to listen to me in conversation with Susie Pearl, you might just have an idea as a result that could change...
Creating a Business to Love
I count myself as being very lucky to be able to do work which I love. I'll be the first to admit that it's at least 50% by 'chance' that I ended up in this position. If you met me just a few years ago, you would have...
Marketing in Tune with the Moon Phase
If you look around the Internet, you will find no end of advice and tips on marketing. As soon as a new fad comes out, all of a sudden we end up with no end of self-proclaimed gurus with expertise expressed in TLA's...
7 Top Tips for Blogging Lists
Blogs that list "things" are some of the most popular and retweeted blogs on the Interweb. Like all these things, there are some do's and some don't. Here's my top seven tips: 1. Make sure the title is snappy, contains a...
Do I App or do iBook?
Apple announced recently that they've followed Amazon's lead and iBooks can now have audio and video embedded in them. See the blog on The Bookwright site Do iPad or do I Kindle for more on this ... So with increased...
You Thought You Had 5 Seconds
When people repeat the same thing often enough it can enter the common psyche and be assumed to be true. A good example might be an urban myth like the lemmings jumping off a cliff. It's now equally well known (or...
Spanish Book Review
Un libro especial que invita a pensar en vías alternativas para generar 'grandes ideas' y hacerlas realidad., 25 de septiembre de 2011 Por Cathrin - Ver todas mis opiniones Esta opinión es de: The Art and Science of...
Writing and Publishing a Book in less than a Month
In September 2012, I wrote a book I wasn't planning to write and published it in print and for Kindle in just 18 days, from start to finish. Fellow author Jackie Walker did the same a week or so later!! In this webinar,...
Thanks for getting in touch
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