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Presence by Amy Cuddy – Who’s Doing The Starfish?!
When I hear the name Amy Cuddy, it's usually in reference to her very famous TED talk 'Your Body Language Shapes Who You Are'. When Hachette had a copy of her new book Presence for review, I thought I would take a peek and see how my body language was shaping…
Simple Rules – Is it really that simple?
I have A LOT going on in my life. I work full time, review books and movies, have a copywriting business and have just launched an online clothing business with my sister. Time is poor, and some days I feel i'm not getting anywhere; meetings go on far too long…
Brain Maker – Polarising, with a thread of common sense
There are plenty of 'revolutionary' ideas around food and lifestyle at the moment. Pete Evans, with his controversial Paleo books, and the unfortunate business of blogger Belle Gibson, who lied about having cancer to all her followers and seemed to be beating the disease, simply by switching to a wholefood,…
Love & Mercy Movie Review – Heavy Lies The Crown Of A Genius
Love & Mercy - Short Synopsis In Cinemas June 25th 4 out of 5 Stars We all know the music, but few know the true story of musical genius, Brian Wilson and his struggles with brilliance and balance. LOVE & MERCY paints an unconventional portrait of the artist by…
Everybody is somebody elses weirdo – My review of If I Fall, If I Die
I have just finished If I Fall, If I Die, and it is beautiful. This book is the story of Will, a young lad with an agoraphobic mother, living in a large house with rooms named after cities. Cairo, Toronto and Paris become their cocooned world filled with art, creativity…
‘The Desperate Travel Lightly’ – Shorts By Tessie Regan
'Desperate people travel lightly' I recently read Shorts by Tessie Regan. If i'm honest, I was browsing Netgalley looking for a 'filler' read. Something to keep me occupied for a day or two before shiny new books arrived to be reviewed. I saw the introduction for Shorts and it caught…
The good thing about being a freelance writer…
The good thing about being a freelance writer is that sometimes, on rare occasions I score some free swag! Through a client of mine, Rhythmboat Cruises, I was offered some complimentary tickets to go on a Vivid Sydney Cruise on Saturday night. We headed out to King Street Wharf and…
Book Review – Black Moon – Can you sleep?
Imagine if one night you couldnt get to sleep. Just lying there awake, unable to drift off. Imagine if you couldn't sleep the following night or the night after that, the days and nights begin to blur as your speech begins to slur, anxiety and frustration consume every minute and…
How to network (or not)…….
I have a new goal. I'm going to try my hand at networking. As my writing opportunities grow it's clear I need to start mixing in the right circles if I'm going to succeed. So I thought that I would attend a writers event this week. It was at a…