
Lady Convolvulus
Almost every year for the past ten years there has been a Hysteria Writing Competition. Back in 2012 it was for short stories and poetry

Beat boredom by creating meaning at work
There is no doubt about it, most people, when pressed would say that they would rather do something that interested them than bored them.

Inspired by greatness
According to T. S. Eliot “Good writers borrow; great writers steal.” so this month we’re on a journey to borrow and perhaps steal from the

How to Create 21st Century Leaders
Last month I wrote about what the entrepreneur actually needs to have in his ‘toolkit’ to be able to succeed, which provoked some debate within

In conversation with Jill Waters, Hysteria 2021 winner
Jill was the short story category winner with The Day of Glorious Silliness in Hysteria 2021 writing competition. Her winning entry was published in Hysteria

How to be a rockstar blogger: part 4
What is the best form of content? I’m an author and a writer and I love the power of the written word, as such I

Who’s looking at you kid?
Location, location, location. That’s the tile of a TV series about moving house. But it equally applies to writing. The location of a whole book,

What does an entrepreneur need in his toolbox?
There are many things that budding entrepreneurs need. Some are physical or practical. Others though are more personal and reflect a set of qualities or

Being with Jeremy
How does time affect a story or a poem? Perhaps it’s in the cadence and rhythm, perhaps it’s in the backwards and forwards between timelines.

How to make your presentation effort go the extra mile
I don’t know about you, but I do a lot of presentations in the course of a year and I have a tendency to create

Exploring like Agatha
Can we be inspired by being in the same location as a great writer? That’s the question I’d like to ponder with this week’s writing

Happy Days
Experience is an important element of any story. And this week’s word square is designed to get you thinking about the more prosaic experiences that

If I were 22 today
When I was 22 I was that annoying combination of confident and naïve. I was confident that the world was going to bow down before

Stained glass shattering
How often do you look up? Think about it, really think about it. We are so used to looking down at phones or devices. People

The other world
I don’t know about you but I often happen across random ‘things’ that are out of context and this week’s photo prompt is no exception.
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