Show NotesGrab a cuppa and settle in while Vicky holds her very own TED Talk on why snobbery about self-publishing can get in the bin. Yep: riffing off an article in which someone wrote “self-publishing
Read more...There is a new Disney movie coming out, and it’s a live-action version of The Little Mermaid!Hurrah!Except… this one is somehow, incomprehensibly, controversial.Because Ariel is played by Halle Bailey,
Read more...Show NotesAfter approximately 27 seconds of giggling, Vicky and Joe tell you all about their holiday to Barcelona, Harriet’s beautiful wedding, and then finally launch into a quick “how
Read more...It’s the first of the month which means: tiny beetle steps to getting where we want to go.I know big hairy goals freak some people out (including me).So let’s set a couple of reasonable ones—and
Read more...Hurrah! It’s the end of September!A wise owl called Jocelyn Brady talks a lot about having little celebrations every time we do something we want to do.So we train our brains to associate doing the
Read more...Why so serious?We all need to play more, all the time.So tell me: have you played today? Who did you play with?If not, consider this another double-prompt—go and find someone to play with (a dog, a
Read more...Ugh the pressure we put on ourselves. It’s me. I’m “we”.If I don’t go running then do my yoga in the morning after sliding out of bed, I beat myself up.But only because I know how good I feel
Read more...Today’s prompt is a gift and an ask: do you have any questions I can help you with?My areas of expertise are:Creative writingNonfiction booksIndie-publishingPole dancingTrapezeHandstandsTinySheepsRenovating
Read more...HAHAHAHAHA absolutely not.It’s a source of endless frustration to me, but I am working on it.I have multiple alarms set on my watch: get ready for bed, brush teeth, wash face, get off the damn sofa,
Read more...Have you done something kind today?Write about it for a few minutes. Why did you do the kind deed? Who was it for, and what was it?How did it make you feel? How do you think the other person felt?And
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