In The Meantime

After losing my business of 15 years I recently realised that I was battling with the symptoms of trauma. I lost my ability to focus and had no energy to get up in the morning. In this episode of my podcast I share openly how writing my latest book has...

If feel this message so strongly on my heart today. Authors everywhere, it is time for you to liberate your voice, to cross over to the wide open spaces, and to stop being afraid of being naked.

I recently got to a point in my writing where I just realised that I needed to give myself a break. And by 'break' I don't mean what you might think I mean...

It is important that authors everywhere are doing some serious introspection during this time, and that they are writing. Once the world emerges from this lockdown, there will be a greater need for books than ever before. The book is about to make a...

Lockdown has given me time to do some research, and I find myself revisiting an old obsession of mine: all things Agatha Christie. I have recently discovered some new interviews and stories about her life and her writing that has made me reconsider my...

Finding the motivation to sit down and write can be difficult. Especially when you are overwhelmed by life and personal circumstances. In this episode I tell you how I (most of the time) manage to find that ever elusive motivation...

South Africa is still under national lockdown, and the isolation and lack of distractions are having an unexpected effect on my mind while I am busy writing my latest book.

Once you believe you have everything figured out, life loses its magic. Magic is born in moments of uncertainty. When you feel lost and a little afraid, most often you are in the best place you can be. Don't get in the way of the story that is about to...

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With everything that is going on in the world, I think it is time to talk about fear. I am not a psychiatrist or a motivational speaker. I am an author, and I can only tell you how I deal with fear as a writer. I do so ... in this episode!