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Have you thought about how colour evokes emotions? If you would like to look at the beautiful use of colour, then you should take a look at the following artists: Lisa Congdon Lynn Giunta Wolfgang and Rose Dinara Mirtalipova Katy Halford Liz Payne Each of these women use colour in their unique way to express […]

Keeping the monster of self-doubt at bay is a daily challenge for many people. Questions like: Will other people like this? Is this going to work? Am I providing value? Will other people be better than me? The answer to all of these questions is yes and no. Understanding that you will not be everything […]

While reading Mike Rohde’s The Sketchnote Handbook, it reminded me of the importance of filling in the empty spaces in my notebooks with quotes. This is a great practice on a number of levels. First, it encourages you to consider the thoughts of great thinkers and how you might apply those thoughts to your own […]

Jacque Duffy is an artist and writer. Both her art and her writing take many forms. The art ranges from photorealism to complete abstraction through to illustration and graphic art. The writing stretches from poetry, educational children’s books, picture books and short stories. Some how she managed to fit in some time to chat with […]

How often have you heard this statement thrown around, whether you are purchasing goods, held up in roadworks or considering if you should commit to an activity? A person’s perceived passing of time can be an individual as they are. What happens when it is stated that the time to do a task ‘will only […]

While reading Aesop’s fables I was curious about the origins of these stories. Wikipedia gives a mixed understanding of who or what Aesop was. Regardless, the stories continue to resonate today. The ability to provide meaning in a short story is a great skill, and Aesop’s fables indeed focus on providing short and sharp stories […]

Since the beginning of 2015, we have started listening to audiobooks on a regular basis in the car with the kids. For a start, it stops a lot of the arguments. Secondly, I can concentrate on driving. Perhaps the best reason is that it provides the kids with the opportunity to engage their minds in […]

Will you finish before your ending? Recently, a wonderful colleague passed away. We had been talking about him putting his specialised knowledge into a book, so this could be shared for future generations. Unfortunately, he died before he finalised his work. I could not help but feel very disappointed that his knowledge had gone with […]

Ocean Reeve Inhouse Publishing Ocean has been a great resource for our team as we take our books on their independently published paths. Ocean regularly quotes, “..Is it trade standard?” Those in the book publishing industry are very aware of the importance of this question. Catch up with some wonderful words of wisdom from Ocean […]

People have been asking me “How do you plan? How do you keep up with the everyday basics; where everyone is and who does what in the household – so you can get on with doing business?” Everyone has a method that makes sense to them. However, there are times when methods used by others […]