"The only true creative aspect of writing is the first draft. That’s when it’s coming straight from your head and your heart, a direct tapping of the unconscious. The rest is donkey work. It is, however, donkey work that must be done. ~ Evan Hunter"

Posts made in May, 2012

Versatile Blogger Award

Posted by on May 23, 2012 in News, Writing | 4 comments

I am very humbled to be nominated for this award by Kathleen Doyle, the blogger of Writing, Reading and Life. Now… once you are nominated, there are some rules that needs adhering to. 1. Thank the person that awarded you and link to their blog. 2. Share 7 things about yourself. 3. Nominate 15 other bloggers for the award. No. 1 is ticked. Let’s see… what 7 things can I share that the wider blogger community out there (and even my close friends) might not know…? 1. The...

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Defining Moments, Part II

Posted by on May 20, 2012 in Life | 0 comments

As Monday greeted the start of another week, I began a new chapter in my career. I had been pre-warned, from various sources, of the vastly different setting I’m about to enter into. Working in a school, even if you’re not directly related to working with the kids, is very different to the corporate, office environments I’ve been so used to all my professional life. And truly, I thought I was prepared for what was to come, thinking that the ‘worst’ I had to deal...

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Defining Moments…

Posted by on May 18, 2012 in Life | 0 comments

There had been many of these in the past month. First, my work colleagues threw me a lovely farewell on 20th April – three weeks before my actual last day. And even though I was fully aware of the event, I wasn’t prepared for quite a few things. Like the fact that my work held a short liturgy for my farewell, complete with a nice reading from the Book of Proverbs; this was usually done for someone who had been in the company for eons (like, in excess of 20 or so years), and moving...

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