I just watched the film Pi. It was my second attempt to watch it – the first time ironically gave…
Original Post My lack of blogging over the past weeks has been due to some extreme focus on writing a…
In this optical illusion we can see movement even though we know the picture is still and that it’s a…
I was never a big fan of self-help until I read some of it. As a psychologist, and author of…
I’ve been running a programme called ‘The ‘Me’ Project!’ for a while now and it’s been hugely successful. Rather than…
At a conference the other day someone asked me if I thought that a novel was an example of a…
I won National Novel Writing Month today. This may seem like a massive accolade, and to anyone who has ferociously…
How do writers decide what to write? There is a romanticised idea that writers stick steadfastly to their muse, creating…
I’ve resisted writing about Nick Griffin and the BNP. I live in the North West of England and believe me…
Being a fairly political person any social injustice pushes my buttons. It’s easy for me to get upset about any…