Characters always have something to say. You just have to keep your ears open. — A story can be a sweet thing that grows in the mind. It becomes colourful, and active. If you ignore the work of actual writing, it’ll become a nagging beast that will finally start to bite and nip at your heels. It’s a bad idea to run from good stories. …

Content Writing can be rewarding. You only need to find your niche, and put your heart, mind, soul, and fingers into the work, and you’ll… — There’s a bit more to it than that, though. I’ve been a teacher for nearly two decades. Storytelling was always my thing, so I have also practised the art and craft of how to formulate a thought on paper in a way that catches the attention of passing readers.

Iris Murdoch said that good art, whatever its style, has the qualities of hardness, firmness, detachment, realism, clarity, justice, and… — She also went on to mention that the above can only be the product of a mind that is free, unfettered, with an uncorrupted imagination. In all, that’s one statement. Often, when we look at quotes — which we all do too much, then re-quote them — we tend to…

A Lurcher is a dog. It’s an ancient Irish hunting hound bred by crossing three breeds. A greyhound, a Labrador, and thirdly, a choice of… — A good hunting dog is intelligent, it helps if it’s fast and nimble. The mix of three breeds reveal the character of a brave, robust, and keen dog that’ll chase, and stop at nothing to ground its quarry. My Lurchers, Bran and Paddy, would cross a field at such speed…

I’d always wanted to be a thief. The type who didn’t get caught. Well, I met Dave. That was good luck. — He taught me the art of robbing and thieving. Robbing took me away from the miserable shithole I was born into, and put me into the “game”. You learn the ropes. The way you play the game isn’t set in concrete. If it is, then the concrete is still wet…

When a mystery author writing under the name, Horace Silver, claimed to be London’s top dog gangster published a memoir of raging violence… — Indie publishing has opened its doors to a legion of strange writers, oddballs, and many with a new angle on how to tell a story. This is one of those books. Judas Pig presents its own strange world successfully. Even today, its words cause ripples of controversy to spread amongst…

Writing Copywriting content for product information, and copywriting for sales success. — When we learn to write commercially, we have to think outside of the box, try to be different in our approach. But at the same time, it is important to remember that communication with the reader is the core objective, so we turn to story telling techniques to help us…

Out there, somewhere, is a legendary book that sells for up to 1000 dollars. — Books can change minds, cause people to take action, and make grown men and women weep across its pages. There are books that kill boredom, books that cause lovers to love deeper than they ever imagined. Some books distract us from an odious journey. We read them, and toss them…

Getting out of bed is hard. Except when a thought spins up from the depths of a dream, and reminds me that I tell stories. I dreamed of… — I started a new short story. It was late. I do that, stay up all night. Story telling is like dreaming on your feet. So, maybe it’s relaxing. I wrote some notes in my large recycled pad. ‘A gang of thieves sits in a den. Their den is a private…