As you might have seen in ‘The cat sat on the mat’, it is a lot of fun to let the mind run free by applying the simple ‘Who, what, where, why, when, and how.’ As an extension of that …
Hello again. It has been a while since I was wrote to you, hasn’t it? I’m so sorry for my absence but I have been very, very busy with distractions. Yes, I know, ‘distractions’ is a big word for a …
This picture was taken in Manaus, Brazil, in 2007. It is a city near the meeting of the Rio Negro (Black River) and the Rio Solimoes in the Amazon Rainforest. Actually, the literal ‘meeting of the rivers’ is fascinating. Because …
This photo was taken in 2014 near Grenfell in country New South Wales, Australia. I love travelling along country roads. They lead to farms, and kids on bikes, and ants busy at their nests, and corridors of shade, and corrugations …
This photo was taken in 2007 at a dry-cleaners in La Candelaria district of Bogota, Colombia. The dog, whose name I’ve long since forgotten, was ‘the minister for first impressions.’ In other words, he was the first staff member to …
Can you remember those days when you were a child at sports training and all you wanted to do was play a game, but your coach insisted on repetitive drills? Ho-Hum. Writing can be the same. So, why not break …
To begin this exercise, please have a look at the photo of the leaves, and read the following: She worked hard to sweep the leaves into their spot. Then she took a breath before she began again. Sweeping, sweeping, always …
To over-write. To under-write. To get it just about write right! Writing and the teaching of writing isn’t easy. Indeed, for many students and educators it is one of the most difficult parts of formal learning. As we stress at …
Adjectives (descriptive words) can lift your writing and speaking by taking your audience (reader, listener, viewer) deep into your story. Adjectives can paint pictures for the audience, but beware: adjectives can also clutter or confuse the audience. So, try to …