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Children Of The Revolution Part 3 “A Never-Ending Story”

Chloe heaved a sigh, and stared into the mist across the lake. It was early morning, and the starlings trilled. A swan’s nest, half in the water, bobbed back and forth on the mossy banks, empty, like an upturned larger version of her own straw boater. Somebody, had to leave in haste..…

High Flyers Or Low Life

A man is flying in a hot air balloon and realizes he is lost. He reduces his altitude and spots a man down below. He lowers the balloon further and shouts: “Excuse me, can you tell me where I am?” The man below says: “Yes, you re in a hot…

Never Ending Story..Children Of The Revolution Part 1

This is an entirely different concept. Time to follow a story that has no end unless by accident. This is a spontaneous novel written without any plan or prediction. It will have core characters that will evolve into their own entities… Come with me and explore extemporaneous writing for the…

The Truth Of Habits And Urban Myths

Recently something occurred that reminded me of an old story which perfectly sums up what can easily happen if we just keep doing things the way we’ve ‘always’ done them and is equally true for life in general as it is for any of your writing or business endeavours… …

The Mexican Fisherman And The Investment Banker

The American investment banker was at the pier of a small coastal Mexican village when a small boat with just one fisherman docked. Inside the small boat were several large yellow fin tuna. The American complimented the Mexican on the quality of his fish and asked how long it took…

Business And The Car Boot Sale

A few weeks ago, I visited an antique centre with my wife and daughter. We found a couple of pieces we liked, and I said I’d speak to the owner to see how much I could get them for. “What do you mean?” said my 11 year old with more…

How To Sell A Car (or anything else for that matter)

How To Sell A Car I seem to have struck a nerve… I don’t like upsetting people (well not much!) but when it results in money dropping into my bank account, I’m prepared to grin and bear it. If you ever have to write advertisements or sales letters, the lesson…

It’s A Pythons Life

“When your chewing on life’s gristle Don’t grumble, give a whistle And this’ll help things turn out for the best… And…always look on the bright side of life… Always look on the bright side of life.” Monty Python’s Life Of Brian

Start Writing A Book That Will Grab Attention

How to start writing a book you know people would love to read and appreciate? Every new writer faces this dilemma as they decide to write something using their creative talent. To ease up the process of writing the book simple it is necessary to follow specific basic rules.

Cutting Corners

The recession has started to affect my hair. Gone are the days when I could afford to visit poncey salons, where I was served frothy coffee while my locks were snipped and pruned. I must add that these visits were out of necessity rather than vanity. You see my head…

Our Abode In Miallo, North Queensland Australia

Our abode in Miallo, North Queensland Australia. A story about the life of a migrant in Australia, by Werner Schmidlin It was 1958 and we had just travelled about 4000 Km by car with ourthree young children – from Yarramin South Gippsland, Victoria, to Miallo in far North Queensland, where…

Using Niche Blogs to Get to Retirement Early

We all want to make money, but our regular jobs often have us in a state when we get home that more work is the last thing that we want to do. If someone told you that you could make extra money without any physical work, would it interest you? Well if it does, start thinking about niche blogs.