Writing a New Show Is Scary
Writing a new show is scary. I remember tearing my hair out when I was starting what finally became “An Unexpected Variety Show”, namely...
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Jenny Wynter Blog
Jun 7, 20123 min read
Currently Inspired By: “If You Want to Write” by Brenda Ueland
What is it about us human beings and our capacity to always want what we can’t have? This book, for instance. It sat in my bookcase for...
Apr 25, 20113 min read
These are a Few of My Favourite Podcasts…
If I ever have a podcast, I want this to be the image for it. I was pretty slow to jump on the podcast wagon, much to my own...
Apr 21, 20112 min read
“Believe: The Eddie Izzard Story”
Last night, butterflies fluttered. Tears rolled. And my marriage improved. All in the name of this here doco which I picked up for a tidy...
Dec 14, 20104 min read
2010: The Year In Gloriously Navel-Gazing Review
1. What was your New Years Resolution and did you keep it? I can’t even remember so I’m gonna go with “no.” 2. Did anyone close to you...
Dec 13, 20103 min read
Why statistics are bad for the soul
*Moderately whingey blog entry to follow. Enter at your own peril. I have a confession to make. I’m finding it hard to get over my ego....
Nov 2, 20101 min read
5 Things I Love About Having My Own Office
1. It feels like a breath of awesome every time I walk in there, namely cos I know what I’m there for. To write. And cartoon. And...
Oct 27, 20102 min read
Woodford Folk Festival and other tantalising updates
Snapped this on a train in the Big Apple. LOVE that tatt! Tempted to get one of the Brissie skyline but somehow it Quickie update: 1. I...
Oct 22, 20101 min read
National Novel Writing Month! (Or, “Just Another Train Too Many I Feel Compelled to Jump On
In NYC - the tavern where the likes of Jack Kerouac hung out. And wrote. And drank. So it’s time again for National Novel Writing Month!...
Oct 14, 20101 min read
Starting the Sit-Com! (Or, “Operation personality face-lift” or “Veinly disguised
Don't get it? Nah, me either. That my best friend and I thought this was completely hilarious at the time is proof of the intoxicating...
Aug 16, 20104 min read
5 Things I’ve Learned About Getting a Grant
Image courtesy of boston.com I should qualify this little list of tips by saying that I’m not an expert on getting grants – if anything,...
Jul 2, 20102 min read
Reader Question: “Why do we think our vote will make any difference?”
Treasured Comic Mummy reader Claire asks: Speaking as a Brit with new Government in place, my question is “Why do we think our vote will...
Jun 23, 20104 min read
Housework: How to Deal with It When You’ve Got Better Shizz to Do!
Over at Kelly Rae’s e-course, there’s quite a bit of discussion going on amongst the participants on how the heck you stay on top of the...
Jun 22, 20105 min read
How Limited Time Can IMPROVE Your Productivity Part 1
Many years ago, I had the amazing privilege of meeting the now-late Colin Thiele. Author of Storm Boy amongst other classics of...
Jun 20, 20103 min read
Going Public With Your Wildest Ambitions
So in all my calls to bravado of “Share Your Dreams!”, my dear friend Alex picked up on the fact that my shouts to action hadn’t quite...
Jun 17, 20103 min read
It’s All About the Journey: WHOA.
I read somewhere recently the most overused word on the internet/blogosphere/twittersphere right now is “Wow.” Which sucks, cos I have...
Jun 9, 20101 min read
The House Guests That Never Leave
Do you know what you call those who use towels and never wash them, eat meals and never do the dishes, sit in rooms they never clean, and...
Jun 6, 20102 min read
The blog, the whole blog and nothing but the blog
So I had this whole idea in my head (where I usually keep them, you see), that I would write about my new little ‘art passion’ over on a...
Jun 3, 20103 min read
Confessions of a Tumultous Love Affair with Blogging
Blogging and I have had a bit of an on-off love affair over the past, oh boy, I guess it’s coming up to five years now. I started...
Feb 9, 201010 min read
Unexpected
I thought 2010 was all about taking the big step in putting myself out there. I’ve spent the past couple of years getting myself ready...
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