5 lessons I learned from Carlos Ruiz Zafón
I recently finished The Shadow Of The Wind by masterful storyteller Carlos Ruiz Zafón and before I go any further… Fear not – NO SPOILERS in this post. The Shadow Of […]
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The source of the river.
Only 4 months ago, I was comparing London to Paris in a “city-off” which saw Paris emerge as a clear winner. Today, I am 4 days away from leaving London for […]
The world is 4.543 billion years old and you somehow managed to exist at the same time as…?
Four days ago, Dean Podesta tweeted the statement above. Two days ago, David Bowie passed away. A dark coincidence yet an opportune moment to reflect upon the great minds surrounding us. I […]
The Mirror of Erised – what would your characters see?
I recently re-watched the old Harry Potter movies and while my inner child was beaming with joy, the writer in me was also given a little food for thought. I think […]
There are many things a book can do for us…
Once again, I’d like to direct you over to Ula’s where I wrote another guest post from her Monday Inspirations series. Last time, I spoke about the unvarnished truth in Tahar Ben Jelloun’s […]
The unvarnished truth.
Today, I am so excited to direct you over to Ula’s world. As part of the Monday Inspiration series hosted on her blog, I have written a guest post on Tahar […]
Morocco lives in me.
Every writer is (or should be) a reader. It’s pretty simple, really. If you want to be good at what you do, you have to put yourself in your […]
The phantom of the opera is here.
Never has music been more important than it is in this post. So make sure you press play and dive in the memory of (perhaps) the most moving two and a half hours […]
Reading is about the journey, not the destination.
There are certain stories you never want to end. Certain characters you want to rediscover all over again, follow their footsteps, laugh and cry with them, share their loaf of bread and […]
Desert, by J. M. G. Le Clézio
Well. I have just finished this giant of a novel and one word springs to mind. Light. So much of it. The scorching sunlight over the Sahara, the wonderment in Lalla’s […]
A writer's caravan 