Being a writer is continually digging for gold.
When I was 9, I had lived in Casablanca for two years. The Hassan II Mosque was being revamped and I had started a collection of tiny zellige tiles that […]
Tag Archives: Creativity
My notebooks are my loyal friends.
The picture above is self-explanatory but I’d like to add a few words. In case you hadn’t guessed, I like notebooks. They help me stay organised, they jog my memory and […]
Inspiration is a tide that rises and falls – or is it?
The weekend is now drawing to its end. And those “free” days I was looking forward to, hoping to finally get some writing done, well they flew by. And what did I […]
The perfectionist in you.
Before I start, I want to get it out of the way – I am not here to tell you that “it’s okay to write like crap” because let’s face it, […]
Procrastination – what lies behind it?
We all know what it is. We have all done it. It is of course procrastination – the art of postponing something needlessly, out of habitual carelessness or laziness. For all […]
The lost art of penmanship.
When I came back from Paris (this statement alone is bound to make you jealous), I brought back one precious gift, a treat : a quill pen (if you are curious, […]
A writer's caravan 