Posts Tagged ‘mentor’

Winter Solstice Greetings

Monday, December 21st, 2009

wintersolstice_stonehengeThe Winter Solstice (also known as Yule) occurs today at 17.47 pm GMT / 12.47 pm EST. 

It is one of the oldest winter celebrations in the world and honours the return of the sun after the longest night of the year. The sun is the giver of light and so the winter solstice signifies the triumph of light over darkness as well as a time of rebirth and new beginnings. 

I would like to take this opportunity to wish you a very happy Winter Solstice and to celebrate the fact that our paths have crossed this year in what I hope has been a mutually rewarding exchange. 

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The Writer’s Journey Mentor Programme

Monday, November 30th, 2009

Mentor_ProgrammeHaving worked with literally hundreds of aspiring authors over the years, I have witnessed what works – and what doesn’t – when it comes to real progress being made with writing.

As I’m sure you won’t be surprised to hear, there needs to be a mix of inspiration, information, guidance, feedback and support in varying degress according to each person’s individual requirements.

The one single factor which seems to make the most difference to most writers is having an on-going working relationship with a professional who knows the writing journey inside out.

Yet is it enough for a teacher to teach without being currently engaged in the writing process themselves?

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How to Survive the Emotional Roller Coaster of Writing a Book

Wednesday, November 25th, 2009

rollercoasterWriting a book is a ’whole person’ journey. This means that all aspects of ourselves are involved in the process – physical, emotional, intellectual and spiritual. 

When these are in harmonious alignment, the well of inspiration overflows with ideas, the words meet the page effortlessly and rewarding connections are made with publishers and readers.

Yet maintaining this state of being ‘in the zone’ isn’t always easy and the reality is that the path to publication involves finding a way through many different challenges.

One of the most challenging aspects of writing a book for publication is the emotional roller coaster we discover ourselves to be on.

And there are times when we wonder why nobody told us quite how hard the whole creative process can feel sometimes!

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