So, being the creative soul I am (creative, not lazy, mind you) I thought I would throw the question out to you wonderful people in the hope of creating some friendly discussion, and hopefully that you may come up with better titles than I’m getting. AND, just so you know, there will be prizes.

If you were wondering where I and my posts have been for the last few days, I think I’m currently going through (and slowly coming out of) what Seth Godin calls The Dip. It’s that time in all great plans, when …

Today, as I sit here supposedly editing my Effective Goal Setting for Writers workbook (so that it will read well as an Ebook), I’m reminded that if I want to achieve success it would be helpful if I could define what my idea of success is.

I’ve just come back from visiting Jane Austin’s house in Chawton where she lived the last 8 years of her life. But, as is the case with places like this, it got me thinking…

Although there are many places to start when you first decide you want to write fiction, this is one way that I regularly recommend.

Yesterday, like many people, I was watching Jessica Watson (16) arrive back in Sydney after her solo sail around the world. I was also probably not the only person who was thinking, what was I doing when I was 16 and what have I done with my life?