Adapted the famous Night Before Christmas poem for book lovers: T’was the night before Christmas, and all through the house, Not a kindle was stirring, nor even a mouse. The stockings were hung by the fire with care In hopes that books would soon appear there.

In December 2015, like most people, I began thinking about what New Year’s resolutions I was going to make – and top of the list was ‘eat more healthily’ (otherwise known as ‘go on a diet!’). But as the 1st of January fell on a Friday, and it’s never a good idea to try and start a diet just before the weekend, I decided it would be more practical to move this to Monday the 4th of January...

I halve a spelling chequer, It came with my pea sea, It plainly marks for my revue, Miss stakes eye kin knot sea.

A poem created for my Aunt Marina for her Golden Wedding Anniversary.

“A book is really like a lover. It arranges itself in your life in a way that is beautiful.” – Maurice Sendak (via thesmellofoldbooks)

“The generalising writer is like the passionate drunk, stumbling into your house mumbling: I know I’m not being clear, exactly, but don’t you kind of feel what I’m feeling?” George Saunders (via writersrelief)

“Write the kind of story you would like to read. People will give you all sorts of advice about writing, but if you are not writing something you like, no one else will like it either.” Meg Cabot (via writingquotes)

Undertaking a blog is turning out to be a real process of self-discovery. After reading many articles and blogs (such as Writer’s Digest which I wholly recommend), it is suggested that to be a great blogger (and writer for that matter) you need to first know what you are all about, essentially ‘who you are’ - a mission statement if you will.

There are many obstacles to walking the (w)right path. Typically those commonly mentioned in careers information and the like are: it’s a competitive industry, it’s getting harder to find work, blah blah blah… However, there is a lot more to it than first appears. Here are some of my own personal obstacles to walking the path.

Here are just a few of my favourite inspirational quotes: “Life would be so wonderful if only we knew what to do with it” – Greta Garbo. “Even a journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step” – Lao Tzu. Little did I realise the reason why they spoke to me on such a profound level…

Poem written for my brother, who loves Ko Samui.

Poem I wrote for my mum.