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SHE-POWER Fiction: She Bites

I know I haven't posted for awhile, so I thought I'd share some of what I have been writing. I'm working a lot on my fiction and am currently slipping between work on the third draft of Running with the Dead and a new novel about a young female vampire. I ...

Songs You’re Embarassed To Admit You Love

Why is Relax by Frankie Goes to Hollywood headlining my post today? Because as I was happily singing along with Frankie on the radio the other day, I realised that as much as I love this song, it really is quite daggy. You know, one of those tracks you ...

Surrounding Myself With Comfort, Creativity and Brilliance

I've been giving a good deal of thought to creating the perfect writing space lately. As I posted a couple of weeks ago, I have a new writing studio, which means now I have to decorate it and create an environment that is quiet, uncluttered, creative, and nurturing. I've already installed a ...

Quote of the Week - The Importance of Humor

"Good humor is a tonic for mind and body. It is the best antidote for anxiety and depression. It is a business asset. It attracts and keeps friends. It lightens human burdens. It is the direct route to serenity and contentment." - Grenville Kleiser, Author

Blog Issues - SPAM?

A few people have contacted me to report there's been a problem with my website and the possibility that someone is sending SPAM through SHE-POWER. Emails were sent out overnight for a 'new post', with the contents being a few disjointed and nonsensical sentences that were, according to my mother, offensive. Firstly, ...

Scenes from My Blogging Break

I've been thinking the past week I really should get back into my blog. I realize it's been awhile now and I would like to thank all of you who have written to tell me how much I am missed. It's good to know I might fill some kind of space ...

Taking a Break

"Sometimes the most urgent thing you can possibly do is take a complete rest." - Ashleigh Brilliant, English Author and Cartoonist I thought it was time I declared what I have known and fought against this past week. I need a blogging break. In the past month, I've spent over half of it ...

Is Perfectionism Holding Back Your Child?

This week I am crazy busy, so I wanted to share an article on parenting that I read recently. It really resonated with me because it's on the perils of perfectionism - a subject I know well. Next week I'll write my own take on this subject. But, in the mean ...

Quote of the Week - Let Go Of Grievances

"Often we allow ourselves to be upset by small things we should despise and forget. We lose many irreplaceable hours brooding over grievances that, in a year's time, will be forgotten by us and by everybody. No, let us devote our life to worthwhile actions and feelings, to great thoughts, ...

21 Small, But Powerful Ways to Build A Happy Family

I'm organizing a 5th birthday party for Bunny right now. It's going to have 40 people or so and a jumping castle and we're taking over my father's property, which has the room to host large gatherings. I had my wedding reception there and that was loads of fun, so ...