The Blog

Two years into the pandemic, it’s become glaringly obvious that while we might be in this together, humans have the rotten tendency of...

Lockdowns have triggered a resurgence in letter writing--a good thing I came across an article the other day on the art of writing love...

I became a journalist to make a difference—but how to do so when the industry struggles to stay afloat in turbulent seas and is...

I love writing and like all passions, it’s not always understood by those who don’t share it. I grew up in a family enthusiastic about...

Photo by Marlon Trottmann from Pexels 2020 has left me with a jumble of bizarre impressions: heightened emotions over health scares,...

I am currently teaching a journalism storytelling course at the Rijksuniversiteit Groningen, and during our first class we discussed why...

I was trained as a journalist, so you’d think I follow the news daily, but I just can’t. Really, I won’t. The glut of information (and...

Time for the Space Cowgirl! It’s not rocket science to say men hog the spotlight when it comes to the space race, and 2020 is no...

The summer holiday months are upon us, yet I am still in the middle of an extenuated spring-cleaning phase, which started months ago when...

It’s 2020, and while technology continues to advance rapidly, human nature remains the same. What drives modern-day technology (such as...

I often tell my students to think of writing as taking a photograph—but of your thoughts. Writing freezes time. As we live in such...

I am still working on my first screenplay, which has been a 5-year process, and after so many years learning how to plot a story, I am...

The word “routine” conjures up dozens of associations, both good and bad. When it comes to work, having a routine leads to efficiency and...

The best writing comes from the heart. This is as true with investigative journalism as it is with fiction. But tapping into the heart...

We are now four months into dealing with the coronavirus and it’s still unclear what to believe. The excess of information,...

Because more of us are moving to cities than ever before, loneliness is increasingly part of the urban landscape. According to a TimeOut...

Writer’s block is a paradox. While there are thousands of words written on the subject—from how it feels blinking at a blindingly white...

I have been teaching ESL for 30 years now, yet it never ceases to amaze me how English is continually being adopted across the globe....

I just returned from a three-month sabbatical in Portugal and it’s one of the best decisions I have made in years! That’s why my blog has...

I’m a seasoned writer but when it comes to screenwriting, I’m green. I try not to compare myself to ambitious 20-somethings, who’ve got a...