Seven years
As some of you might know, I’ve been working on The Love Project for seven years. Wow! Seven years is a very long time. I’m... Read More
Forget the happy ending. Enjoy a happy process
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Once upon a time, I had the pleasure of interviewing writer Lionel Shriver at the Ubud Writers and Readers Festival. I remember... Read More
The ripple effect
It’s a beautiful summer evening and my husband and I enjoy a drink on our terrace. An enormity of green stretches in... Read More
Focused intention
A friend once told me a story about a woman who desperately wanted to get married at a particular (very expensive and... Read More
The case for 100 rejections
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A short history of personal rejection I once went out with this guy. I thought he was all right, you know,... Read More
Five stories to inspire you on Valentine’s Day
Don’t you just hate Valentine’s Day? If you’re single, you wish you had someone to share it with, someone to bring you... Read More
Creatives anonymous
I didn’t realise when I wrote The Love Project that the book isn’t about finding love. I had been miserably single for... Read More
I’m gonna take my border collie for a walk
Elizabeth Gilbert is of opinion that “possessing a creative mind is like having a border collie for a pet, if you... Read More
A manual on life
When the idea of The Love Project occurred to me four years ago, I envisaged it as a manual on how... Read More
I’m NOT a love expert
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I’ve been struggling with some conflicting thoughts over the last couple of weeks. Turns out I have somehow written two... Read More