This year, being static is not an option. I am in the process of changing my life and am committed to doing things differently. Time is my main issue; I never seem to have enough time to do everything I want, to make changes. I’m trying to do too many things and not succeeding in anything. Then, there are the obvious distractions to manage! According to the Harvard Business Review, humans are incapable of multitasking. Our brains switch between tasks and choose which information to process.

It takes seconds, and it’s free — I have immersed myself in the TikTok world, and while there are videos that appear on my feed that I don’t find appropriate, there are many that are useful. The most intriguing was a simple writing trick that I have applied and, as a result, have achieved positive results. A…

A no from an agent isn’t the end — I was rejected many times by agents because my original manuscript was terrible. It was only after professional edits that I whipped it into shape. After so many rejections, traditional publishing was not an option for me, so I was determined to do it independently. Get help I needed professional help! When…

Don’t think about it, just do it — You’ve been at work all day, and as soon as you get home, you need to make dinner, feed the kids, then the ‘stuff’ of life begins. Once all is done, cleared away, bathed and put to bed, do you feel like writing? I’m often exhausted from my job, and…