Archives for 2014

HAPPY NEW YEAR!

Another year bites the dust! Once again I get asked what my “New Year Resolutions” are? Well, the answer is the same as last year. I don’t do resolutions. I’m goal-orientated enough without needing resolutions. If I want to do something I just do it. I allow myself to be in the moment, feel the […]

MERRY CHRISTMAS!

I would just like to thank everyone who has visited my website. To those of you who have  commented and those of you who have preferred to contact me. I’ve always believed in not following what works but striving to build my own style. If people like it, they like it, but if they don’t […]

Storyteller vs Gamer

As a storyteller I will always be invested in creating a good story. Personally, I think game developers need to employ authors and not just game writers to help them with creating their external and internal stories. Here’s a perfect example of why I’m saying this. This is what I look like at level 11 […]

Color Run: Happiest 5km Run

This weekend I participated in the Color Run. It’s marketed as the “Happiest 5km on the Planet” I can vouch for that! It’s certainly a lot of fun! It’s also marketed as “a unique paint race that celebrates healthiness, happiness and individuality”. This is another thing I can support. Runners can be as individual as […]

Characters: Writing the Opposite Sex

I write this post as author more so than an emerging screenwriter. Yes, I have written male characters in many of my short stories and novels. Sometimes it has been more challenging than expected and sometimes it has not been challenging at all. It depends on the character and my ability to know what makes […]

Swelling with Sculptures

Last month I was back volunteering for the Swell Sculpture Festival 2014. This is a festival where local, national and international artists display their work as an outdoor exhibition for the public to enjoy. For two weeks over 50 sculptures came to rest on the beachfront. Sculptures made from wood, metal, stone, clay, glass and […]