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Magenta wise
Sep 5, 20186 min read
The Courage to Have Style.
Newsletter 2 The Courage to Have Style. What is style? Who has it? Have you? How can you get it? How many areas of life can we have...
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Magenta wise
Jun 16, 20184 min read
Your Skills Toolbox. If you can do this, you can do that!
Have you ever told yourself, “I’m hopeless at that” or “I could never do that”? “I tried and failed and I messed up” or “It’s too...
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Magenta wise
Mar 3, 20182 min read
Photorealism and the Heart of the Artist
I’ve just had a discussion with fellow artists about the issue of photorealism in art, and it appears that most of us have similar...
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Magenta wise
Jun 30, 20162 min read
Why Do I Write?
A question that is often asked is, “Why did you want to become a writer?” Many authors say it’s their passion, it’s all they’ve ever...
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Magenta wise
Dec 11, 20152 min read
Can You Over Edit a Short Story?
When do we know a piece of writing is finished? I think the answer to that is - never. In retrospect, there’s always a way it could have...
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Dec 5, 20152 min read
What makes a good short story?
I'm in the process of editing a book of stories, to be published in the New Year. They vary a lot in length and subject; there's good...
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Magenta wise
Oct 13, 20151 min read
Listen! 'Messages are Dancing in the Rain'
Available in digital and paperback versions from Amazon I hope you enjoy reading about poems and the experience of writing them. I muse...
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May 31, 20151 min read
How Does it feel to Publish a Book?
How does it feel to publish a book? Strangely mixed. I suppose it would be different if I’d gone the traditional route of finding an...
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Magenta wise
Mar 16, 20152 min read
Favourite Words and Repetition.
“Poetry is the lifeblood of rebellion, revolution, and the raising of consciousness.” - Alice Walker There is a danger of becoming stuck...
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Magenta wise
Feb 14, 20152 min read
Revealing and Sharing
‘Poetry is the one place where people can speak their original human mind. It is the outlet for people to say in public what is known in...
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Magenta wise
Feb 13, 20153 min read
Creative Connections
"Painting is silent poetry and poetry is painting that speaks". - Plutarch As both an artist and a poet, this quote from Plutarch...
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Feb 12, 20151 min read
Passion, Power and Poetry
"Poetry is ordinary Language raised to the Nth power. Poetry is boned with ideas, nerved and bloodied with emotions, all held together...
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Feb 11, 20152 min read
Growing in the Dark
"Pain is filtered in a poem so that it becomes finally, in the end, pleasure." - Mark Strand Artificial light is everywhere, we're...
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