Are you creating Frankenstein’s Monster?

My single best decision – aka constraint – this year was to write a newsletter every Tuesday. I set this constraint by first writing it in my little

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How to write a non-fiction business book – 3 simple methods

​Over the next few articles we’re going to look at my model: Directions, Map or Landmark.This is a model for business book development. It will help you choose

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Debs’ Little Book of Big Decisions

You can’t focus on two things at once, really it’s impossible. Try it. Focus on your foot and your monitor at the same time. For those of you

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Everything in moderation except…

About a year ago I learnt the kindness lesson twice in one day. If you believe in coincidence or that the teacher (or the lesson) finds you when

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Why you should use up all your best ideas today!

Here at the #DisasterFarm we inherited a water tank. It wasn’t functional, the previous owner lived here for 19 years without running water, I don’t know how! The

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Writing Waste 8. Writing the wrong book

An overview of The 8 Writing Wastes can be found here: Are you committing these 8 Writing Wastes? (The 8th Writing Waste is a killer) Are you writing

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Writing Waste 5. Complexifying simplicity

An overview of The 8 Writing Wastes can be found here: Are you committing these 8 Writing Wastes? (The 8th Writing Waste is a killer) 5. Complexifying simplicity

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Writing Waste 3. Messing about with apps, tools, systems

An overview of The 8 Writing Wastes can be found here: Are you committing these 8 Writing Wastes? (The 8th Writing Waste is a killer) Stop messing about

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Readers don’t care how much you know, till they know how much you care…

Recently I was helping a writer who had become stuck whilst developing her first book. She was incredibly well-qualified, bright, full of ideas, experienced with a wealth of

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