When “Inclusion” Becomes Conditional and Silencing Disagreement Deepens Division
When “Inclusion” Becomes Conditional and Silencing Disagreement Deepens Division Recently, I was removed from a webinar on Discriminatory Abuse: Using Stories and Narratives to Explore Professional Responses. My “offence” was asking a question central to the event's purpose: how do we protect individuals whose values, [...]
Why Authors Need an Academy, Not Another Online Community
Non-fiction writing isn’t content. It’s cultural criticism. The Illusion of Writing Community Online I’ve been sitting with something for a while now, and it keeps coming back in different forms. Every time I speak to a writer. Every time I’m invited into a new online [...]
How Britain Is Wasting Talent, Experience, and Human Potential
How Britain Is Wasting Talent, Experience, and Human Potential Britain’s Skills Shortage Paradox There is a contradiction at the heart of Britain’s employment crisis. We are told the UK faces widespread skills shortages. Yet tens of thousands of highly skilled people remain unemployed or under‑employed. [...]
“I Just Wrote a Book!” And Why That Still Surprises Me
“I Just Wrote a Book!” And Why That Still Surprises Me “I just wrote a book!” Those are the words that escape my lips every single time I finish writing one.The excitement is real. The surprise is genuine.And yet, by now, it really shouldn’t be. [...]
“I Want to Become a Bestseller” And Why That’s Not Enough
“I Want to Become a Bestseller” And Why That’s Not Enough “I want to become a bestseller.” Those words, as an author coach, make me roll my eyes louder than my sons do when I ask them for help with technology and they stare back [...]
Are Women Responsible for Men’s Mental Health Issues?
Are Women Responsible for Men’s Mental Health Issues? Masculinity has been stripped from young boys by the mummy martyrs of the world, mothers who over protect their young boys and who are raising boys alone. There is something innately powerful about becoming a mother.It changes [...]
Do You Have The Resilience To Be An Indie Author?
Do You Have The Resilience To Be An Indie Author? Apply for awards.Pitch bookstores.Build an email list.Show up on social media.Pay for ads.Say yes to every opportunity. Follow this advice and, apparently, success will follow. Except it doesn’t. Because when authors blindly follow generic marketing [...]
The Truth Serum
The Truth Serum How many versions of the same article have you read recently? The same recycled business advice;Same surface‑level positivity;And same predictable “love and light” rhetoric that drains curiosity instead of fuelling it. Much of this content does not come from beginners. Instead, it [...]
What’s behind your crown?
What’s behind your crown? Lying in the dentist’s chair, my body trembled as emotional pain surged through me. As crowns were fitted over teeth I had hidden for years, a single question echoed relentlessly: Would I still be loved if people saw what was underneath? [...]