It can feel (absolutely impossible) really hard Because it is. Working full time pre-children, there were days when I thought: ‘Wow, I have SO much to do, this is ...
I must admit, I can’t get enough of all the books on the market right now that encourage you to ‘live more with less’. While Lightly touches upon the importance ...
Chocolate can help you to lose weight. No, really. Neuroscientist Will Clower has found that a small square of good choc melted on the tongue 20 minutes before a meal ...
DAVID STEINMAN is an international revolutionary best known for his strategic planning role in Ethiopia’s recent democracy revolution. He exposed the Ethiopian dictatorship’s human rights abuses, theft of thirty billion ...
Two great pieces have been doing the social media rounds. One was by the author of Overwhelmed, Brigid Schulte, in The Guardian about the discovery she made when looking into ...
Preparation. I like to have the book in its entirety mapped out before I begin. This involves plotting the general outline on an A4 pad. When I know where it’s ...
The hook. This is the starting point of any story. For this exercise, it comes in a tidal wave of blogs, apps, and articles that tout the notion that ‘wellness,’ ...
Offred refuses to be stripped of her desires or her agency, a simmering volcano enduring unending nightmares in a dystopia that increasingly feels like a documentary of the future. Reno ...
Big Boys Cry - New children’s book aims to empower young boys to embrace and understand their emotions, to save future generations of men from mental health issues. Big Boys ...
Back in February, while searching in the cupboard under the kitchen sink for something with which to clean the shower, I had a moment of pure summery bliss. To say ...
I took a 50% pay cut to write. I always wanted to be a writer but, being the child of immigrants, I chose a more academic subject at university, namely ...
I DO look like a forensic psychologist. People constantly tell me that I don’t look like someone who would have this job title. What they mean is, I don’t look ...
I grew up in Asia and the Middle East, but my home is in Seattle, Washington. As an expat, I attended both American and British schools, so I spell “color” ...
When you write within the romance genre, you become part of a very supportive community of writers. As writing is a solitary affair, the connections made are important. The friendships ...
JP Delaney’s not my real name. But it’s really no great mystery. I also write books in a completely different genre – well, two completely different genres. Publishers and booksellers ...
When I was 3 years old, I had my first experience of angels. They came to reassure and protect me through what turned out to be a very volatile and ...
I live in Copenhagen. I grew up in Frederiksberg, which is an independent municipality located within Copenhagen. The city is really important to me as a setting, and both of ...
Writing doesn’t come naturally to everyone. For some of us, the creative process is easy, while others might find that more careful thought and consideration is required to begin. For ...
I've always been a fan of a crime thriller. There's no genre of book that gets you turning the pages quicker, and staying up later, than one that's in the vein ...
Comic poet David Williams has just released an hilarious new book of verse sharing his most Ghastly Holidays. Writing exclusively for Female First, he reveals just a few of the ...
So you want to write something. A book. An article. Probably a book. But there’s a problem. A few years ago, you were foolish enough to have children. You love ...
