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Dive into the world of espionage, romance, and all things Scottish! Join me behind the scenes as I write The Deniable Unit Series and share your artwork in our weekly Spies, Lies & Digital Skies (SLDS) challenge.
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Putting Myself First: Transforming Life through Self-Prioritisation
There’s an array of possibilities to the question, ‘What could I do differently?’I could be more realistic in my daily achievements, eat healthier, and reduce stress. But one thing stands out more than all the others: putting myself first. The Cost of People-Pleasing For a notorious people-pleaser like myself, even writing about self-prioritisation feels taboo.…
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A Wee Bit of Saturday Fun
If I had a freeway billboard, what would it say? Well, we don’t have much in the way of billboards on our motorways in Scotland. The ones for advertising are mostly in the cities. But I remember how huge they were in Los Angeles, looming up ahead as we drove along. I always liked the…
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Past Reflections and Future Aspirations
I’ve always had a nasty habit of swinging from fantasising about the future to dwelling on the past. But, as I’ve been working my way through The Artist’s Way by Julia Cameron, I’ve found my morning pages full of past reflections… and for the first time in my life, they’ve been helpful. I’d have to…
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SLDS: The Alley of Secrets
Welcome, Agents of Artistry, to the inaugural week of our covert operation?the “Spies, Lies & Digital Skies” art challenge! Should you accept, your assignment is to create a digital art image of a clandestine meeting in a foggy alley. My Covert Operation: Transform this Drab Alley into a Dramatic One My mission began with nothing…
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The Greatest Gift: Beyond Material Desires
“What is the greatest gift someone could give you?” I didn’t really have an answer when I saw this question. Money, a book deal, the ability to spend the day with my characters? The last one sounded great until I thought about the realities of their spy lives ?. I let the question sit for…