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How To Summon Creative Presence

Creative presence is the simple act of yielding to, rather than opposing, blocking or running away from, the flow of life. It is inherently linked with the present, the moment we call “Now”. To be present, to summon creative presence, is to drop deeply...

Getting In The Zone

I'm taking a short break from blogging the “Go Creative!” book to post this interview with Tom Evans from The Zone Show about my own creative process. In it, Tom and I talk about: how books get started and how to keep writing the seven stages of the...

Mother's Day or Mothering Day?

It's Mothering Sunday in the UK, the fourth Sunday in Lent. On this side of the Atlantic, the celebration arises out of a Christian tradition. This is the day each year, Laetare Sunday, when people used to  return to their “mother church”, the main church...

Hilary Mantel & Kate Middleton

I broke my arm on holiday — and lots of other personals have taken over time during the past weeks — including a burglar who made off with my computer and work I hadn't backed up. So I'm just tuning in today to explain that I'm on an enforced go slow,...

Goodbye to Blue Mercy

I've been doing my last ever read through of  BLUE MERCY as I finalise it for the print-on-demand (POD) edition of the book. While doing so, I've been enjoying the reconnection with two of its major inspirations. One was a place —  Laragh in County Wicklow,...