In a recent blog, I shared a range of writing tips and received this comment from Parag Shah, a creative writer: “I observe a lot, I get a lot of ideas, but I struggle with converting them into a story. I hope the challenge I'm facing inspires you to write a blog post on this topic.” So I decided to accept the challenge of addressing Parag’s challenge. As I have said before, anything can be … [Read more...] about How do you take an idea and convert it into a story?
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Mum’s gift to me? A love of learning
Looking back, I realise that life is a big learning curve. I could have been the author of these words but no, they were written by my mother who, at 85, is a senior citizen in the true sense of senior - i.e. wise. She was writing in answer to the question: “What have you learnt during your life that you would like to pass on to a younger person?” which I posed to her a few weeks ago. I … [Read more...] about Mum’s gift to me? A love of learning