What Do I Get?

If you run a website, it’s worth remembering that people make up their mind about a webpage within a few brief seconds of landing on it. They ask: “Am I in the right place?” “Is this for me?” “What’s in it for me?” Web...

Green Onions

When I hear Green Onions I think of the worst sandwich I’ve ever eaten. It was back in my student days when disposable income was, shall we say, a little on the low side. So low, in fact, that when I was hungry one day, and looked in the fridge for something to...

Open Up

There’s a lot to be said for ‘free writing’, the idea of putting pen to paper or finger to keyboard continuously for a set period of time without worrying about any of these: Spelling Grammar Topic Where or how you might use what you produce, if at...

Blind

Sometimes the best way to learn something is to simply jump in, get started, make mistakes, then correct them and try again. In other words, “Ready, fire, aim.” Go in blind and feel your way through. And I’ve found it helps you if you help someone...

Light My Fire

I started to organise the book yesterday: I thought about the a message, idea, or story that I want to share Gathered much of the information I already have that’s ready and waiting Organised my material in a Word doc On that first point, thinking about the...