AI, for writers, is a minefield. There’s the plagiarism, the ickiness that someone can so easily mimic our writing style, cadence and tone, the misuse of intellectual property rights, the risk of our jobs being...
Read MoreAs I get older, the things I want to do to celebrate my birthday are getting more like a refined children’s birthday party and I not only love this for myself but for those who...
Read MoreThe Creative Act: A Way of Being is a book that's packed to the rafters with philosophical, thought-provoking and inspiring reflections, written in a non-linear and personable way. You feel as though you're sitting in a studio with Rick as he's sharing these personal, anecdotal and, oftentimes, profound, insights.
Read MoreGosh, how lucky we are to live in an age where everything we want to know and learn is available on the internet at the tippity-tap of our fingertips?! When I think of all of the questions I used to ask my mum was I was younger and how difficult it must have been for her to get access to the answers she didn't know compared with how easily we just 'look things up' now... This week, I came across a few really cool and interesting things on the internet. Some of them, sososo helpful, that I couldn't help but want to share. So, here we are!
Read MoreRight up there in the things that bring me jolts of joy are colour palettes and fonts. I just love how they bring projects, even personal ones, to life; giving them an energy and identity of their own. While I have created some fonts (and sell them), I wanted to share how you can do so with your handwriting - it's ridiculously easy and quick.
Read MoreThere's a lot of learning by osmosis that comes with being a fiction writer who reads a ton of fiction books. An innate understanding of the flow and rhythm and twists and turns within the stories of new and old.
Read MoreThere's something magical about filling your home with your own crafted creations. Building a stash of lovingly made objects which can be kept and re-used year on year. Using existing skills or learning new ones, just brings with it a sense of achievement and sentimentality.
Read MoreIt's something that's spanned my life, this love of colour. I'd collect paint charts as a kid, create mood boards from the Argos Catalogue and sort my large collection of Crayola Crayons into colour order in the fancy schmancy crayon holder I had. Since then, I've pulled together colour palettes for book covers, products, mood boards for DIY and 'just for fun' and I want to show you how you can do so too.
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