Fictional Villain versus Real Life. I’m having an interesting time at present working on my ‘villain’. Creating a believable villain for fiction seems to require quite a bit more than throwing together some typically bad traits. It requires a real … Read More
Alfred, Lord Tennyson for Sunday Quote of the Week “For I dipped into the future, far as human eye could see. Saw the vision of the world, and all the wonder that would be”
“You are the average of the five people you spend the most time with.” Have you ever thought about that? Honestly, I never have so when Phillp Humbert’s -Tips for Extraordinary Living – arrived yesterday I decided I MUST SHARE … Read More
The Christmas Rollercoaster These days, December has turned into a countdown to Christmas! Time for those of us who sell ‘things’ to jump on the ‘great idea for Christmas’ roller coaster. When this enjoyable article arrived from Philip E. Humbert I thought … Read More
I thought it might be nice to begin the week by sharing one of the many reminders pinned to the notice board in my office. So just for today I’ll share … ‘JUST FOR TODAY’- JUST FOR TODAY I will live … Read More
“Learn from yesterday, live for today, hope for tomorrow. The important thing is not to stop questioning.” — Albert Einstein Photograph Greg Egan
We often convince ourselves there is always something better to wish for… Drawing: Carmel Rowley ‘The Boot Gang’ coloured by Trent Miles We say we’ll be happy if we find the right person, if we get married, if we have … Read More
In life we have choices tempered and acted upon by our own specific circumstances. We can’t be forced into making a choice. Choices are made consciously to benefit personal plans and goals. Sometimes our choices don’t measure up to ideals … Read More
At one point or another, we’ve all probably had a moment of regret for a foolish mistake. We may have wished for the moon, then bombarded ourselves with, ‘if only I could have done that or that should have happened to … Read More
The Sunshine Coast Authors Book Fair Carmel and Jude with her wonderful art North of Brisbane, the 48km coastal stretch bound by Caloundra to the south and Noosa Heads to the north is called the Sunshine Coast. The name conjures … Read More