And I love the freedom — When you turn forty, the big M looms on the horizon. Menopause. You are trepidatious. You’ve heard about hot sweats and hormonal chaos. You know it can be a long process, which for many is de-stabilising. You feel that your days of youthful fertility are ending. You are no longer…

You don’t have to feel like a failure — Recently I did a survey about writer’s block and discovered some heart-rendering reasons why people aren’t writing at their desired output. You told me that you were juggling more than one job to make ends meet, that you were exhausted from home-schooling and that you were suffering from grief. For…

Create a sensible roadmap using the rule of three — Many years ago, when I was a life coach, one of the most popular exercises I did with my clients was to plan their goals using a rule of three. It’s very simple. Here’s the short version: Decide what is important to you and do three small things towards it…

It’s impossible to write anything at the moment without thinking of the situation in Ukraine. My heart goes out to the people there and for those suffering in Russia because of Mr Putin’s actions. In my Buddhist chanting I am praying for them to have the fortitude to get through…

My fear of getting old without children — I’m in a meeting. I can hear my phone ringing in my bag but I can’t answer it. It rings again fifteen minutes later. As soon as I can, I look to see who has called. It’s my mother. She’s eighty. I get that ominous feeling in my gut. That…

I thought I would — but I haven’t! — Have you ever wished you could escape from your day job and just write? Does it feel as though your job holds you back from making progress with your writing? If only you didn’t have to work. I used to think like that too I used to look at all the bloggers on Medium who were putting…

Got a story in your head? — Many people express a desire to write a book. These tips will help you get started whether you’ve got a story buzzing around your head or you want to impart your expertise with non-fiction. Your writing does not have to be perfect Whilst it’s true that the first line or page of a book has to grab the…

Would you like to be ultra-focussed when you write and get a lot more done? — Do you have an activity you do when you’re supposed to be writing? Mine is playing Solitaire, the Microsoft version of the solo card game, Patience. When I’m working on a novel, if I get to a hard bit, or I need to think, or it’s all a bit too…

Then I’d like to talk to you please — I’m fascinated by writers who don’t write. You know, they’re suffering from some kind of writer’s block. I’m wondering whether I could create a course or coaching product that would help them. But before I can do that, I need to speak to people who’ve been there, done it —…