It was New Years eve, I was sitting on a remote beach searching for the ultimate solitude. I thought I had found it. I was looking out over the ocean, sitting down as its raw beauty washed over me. I wasn’t alone I soon realised. As I sat against a sand dune, numb to the […]
Through the apple tree’s upper branches, at the foot of our garden, is the sight of a distant quiet paradise. In the early evening, when the sun is out, the woods and fields light up as if they were lightly covered in gold. I feel the potential of a 1000 journeys through that unspoilt land. […]
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Enigma
I turned 31 last Thursday, and sometime later in the week I was wondering how I had changed? Without reflection, it seems like age creeps upon us - catching us completely unaware. I don’t feel any older now than I did when I was in my mid-20s. I was thinking whether my […]
One of my worst habits - of type procrastination - is habitual skipping. Not skipping skipping of course, but the skipping of exercises. If I am reading a book on creative writing or studying a course book, usually at the end of a chapter I will find a writing exercise. Without giving it a second […]
My descriptive writing needs a little work - ‘Her hair is BROWN and she has DARK eyes’. This sort of vocabulary would be barely adequate to play ‘Guess Who’ with. Blah, it is times like this that I would usually just stop - resigned to forever being some sort of inarticulate literary mute. I wonder […]
I knew I shouldn’t have come. The orchestra begins to play the gentle introduction; my ears succumb and the notes I have heard so many times before expertly unknit my defenses. I am not ready for what comes next, but I long for it and crave its violence. It arrives with perfect timing; the Cello. […]
If the moon wanes this night it will be the sign. Times change, fortunes reverse, and hope cannot persist for always. I have prepared for this coming period, it has been a slow approaching shadow. I felt its menace well before I could see or name its evil. I thought I could outrun it, and […]
Well here I am. I got the early train into London this morning, and had to get up just after six. The plan is to change my daily routine to get into the city early, so I can head home earlier and enjoy some daylight in the evening. I am also going to trial stopping […]
I often find myself scouring books or the internet, to find the best way of doing something. With all the information and knowledge out there, my inclination is to research thoroughly before I do most things. It an eagerness not to repeat mistakes or take errant paths, making sure I am aware and learn who […]
During my trawl through last years journals I also came across this blueprint work of genius?
As you can probably guess from the diagram - it is a unique shed design designed specifically for writers. It features many innovations, including an underground tunnel to a neighbouring “dog shed”.
NOTE: To prevent any sort of smell transfer it […]
The Shadow of the Wind by Carlos Ruiz Zafon
The New Diary: How to Use a Journal for Self-guidance and Expanded Creativity by Tristine Rainer
Getting Things Done: The Art of Stress-free Productivity by David Allen