Magenta wiseAug 28, 202016 minRead the first chapter for free here!Use ALL of yourself and Win the Life Game! Book available here Revolve to Evolve This book is about YOU. It is a comprehensive...
Magenta wiseSep 5, 20186 minThe 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...
Magenta wiseJun 16, 20184 minYour 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...
Magenta wiseMar 3, 20182 minPhotorealism and the Heart of the ArtistI’ve just had a discussion with fellow artists about the issue of photorealism in art, and it appears that most of us have similar...
Magenta wiseJun 30, 20162 minWhy 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...
Magenta wiseDec 11, 20152 minCan 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...
Magenta wiseDec 5, 20152 minWhat 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...
Magenta wiseOct 13, 20151 minListen! '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...
Magenta wiseMay 31, 20151 minHow 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...
Magenta wiseMar 16, 20152 minFavourite Words and Repetition.“Poetry is the lifeblood of rebellion, revolution, and the raising of consciousness.” - Alice Walker There is a danger of becoming stuck...
Magenta wiseFeb 14, 20152 minRevealing 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...
Magenta wiseFeb 13, 20153 minCreative Connections"Painting is silent poetry and poetry is painting that speaks". - Plutarch As both an artist and a poet, this quote from Plutarch...
Magenta wiseFeb 12, 20151 minPassion, 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...
Magenta wiseFeb 11, 20152 minGrowing 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...