The one perfect notebook to rule them all
I love a good notebook and I’ve been looking for the perfect notebook for many years. Even though I work in IT and have done for several decades, there is something about the feel of paper and pen. The act of writing words out is soothing and has helped me hugely over many years. But it has to be the right notebook and the right pen.
My pen must be good quality, not one of those cheap biro’s, having said that I’ve picked up many good quality pens from conferences and networking over the years. Some I consider favourites and, when the cartridge runs out, instead of throwing them away I head for the nearest...
Source: The Hysterectomy Association - April 23, 2021 Category: OBGYN Authors: Linda Parkinson-Hardman Tags: Creativity bullet journal notebook Source Type: news
In conversation with Ben Mears
Born in Cornwall, Ben Mears first began writing high fantasy as a hobbyist, later working on a series of early-medieval whodunits before self-publishing the young adult Tyler May series. A Sock Full of Bones is the first of his novels to be traditionally published.
Listen to the interview
https://lindaph.me/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/Ben-Mears.mp3
Key takeaways from this episode:
Ben is a graphic designer as well as a writer and author of almost nine books.
Ben has successfully transitioned from self-published to traditionally published.
His first series of self-published books, the Tyler May Series, was inspired by...
Source: The Hysterectomy Association - April 16, 2021 Category: OBGYN Authors: Linda Parkinson-Hardman Tags: Podcast author interview creative process creativity fantasy YA Source Type: news
In conversation with Ben Mears
Born in Cornwall, Ben Mears first began writing high fantasy as a hobbyist, later working on a series of early-medieval whodunits before self-publishing the young adult Tyler May series. A Sock Full of Bones is the first of his novels to be traditionally published.
Listen to the interview
https://lindaph.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/Ben-Mears.mp3
Key takeaways from this episode:
Ben is a graphic designer as well as a writer and author of almost nine books.
Ben has successfully transitioned from self-published to traditionally published.
His first series of self-published books, the Tyler May Series, was inspired b...
Source: The Hysterectomy Association - April 16, 2021 Category: OBGYN Authors: Linda Parkinson-Hardman Tags: Podcast author interview creative process creativity fantasy YA Source Type: news
In conversation with Ben Mears
Born in Cornwall, Ben Mears first began writing high fantasy as a hobbyist, later working on a series of early-medieval whodunits before self-publishing the young adult Tyler May series. A Sock Full of Bones is the first of his novels to be traditionally published.
Listen to the interview
https://hysterectomy-association.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/Ben-Mears.mp3
Key takeaways from this episode:
Ben is a graphic designer as well as a writer and author of almost nine books.
Ben has successfully transitioned from self-published to traditionally published.
His first series of self-published books, the Tyler May Seri...
Source: The Hysterectomy Association - April 16, 2021 Category: OBGYN Authors: Linda Parkinson-Hardman Tags: Podcast author interview creative process creativity fantasy YA Source Type: news
I have a dream
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No this is not the start of Martin Luther King’s famous speech.
Instead, it’s my take on a similar principle. I have a dream, I’ve had it for many years, to give everyone the opportunity to change their life if they want to. The method is simple and effective and it works every time, but first, you have to see me as I really am.
So, I’d like you to sit back, relax and put your imagination into gear as I start a process of transformation before your very eyes.
Imagine I’m wearing a big white fluffy dress, with a cloud of golden curls cascading down my back. There is a huge glittery tiara on my he...
Source: The Hysterectomy Association - April 15, 2021 Category: OBGYN Authors: Linda Parkinson-Hardman Tags: Happiness dreams Source Type: news
Endometriosis: Woman claims she was refused hysterectomy due to age
Hannah Lockhart, 23, from Bangor, Northern Ireland, said she has begged for her womb to be removed to relieve her chronic pain but claimed she has been refused because she is young. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - April 15, 2021 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Endometriosis: Young woman 'pleading' for hysterectomy
Hannah Lockhart, 23, says surgery for endometriosis is being refused due to her age and childless status. (Source: BBC News | Health | UK Edition)
Source: BBC News | Health | UK Edition - April 14, 2021 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
The Flower Box by Jane O ’ Connor, short story category winner 2020
Kay sat on the step of her pottery studio cradling a cup of tea when she felt a nudge on her arm as Pansy, her Nan’s Yorkshire Terrier, rushed past her and began doing joyful circuits of the lawn. Kay had been apprehensive about taking Pansy in, but things had happened so quickly after Nan’s fall that she had felt it was the only option, and her Nan had been so grateful.
It had been left to Kay to break the news to Nan that she was going straight into a nursing home after hospital due to her failing vision, and that her bungalow would have to be sold.
‘I never really liked the place anyway,’ Nan had confided in Kay...
Source: The Hysterectomy Association - April 10, 2021 Category: OBGYN Authors: Jane O'Connor Tags: Hysteria hysteria 2020 hysteria 7 short story Source Type: news
Anonymous donor doubles Hysteria Writing Competition prize pot
Thanks to a kind donation from a benefactor who wishes to remain anonymous, the prize funds for each category winner have been doubled to £50 each.
The donor said, “I had some happy writing news today and felt like paying it forward”. What a lovely way to celebrate some good news about your creative efforts.
The competition is FREE to enter for anyone writing in English on the theme Hope and Unity. There are three categories:
Short stories – up to 600 words
Flash Fiction – up to 100 words
Poetry – up to 12 lines
Entries will be reviewed by a small team of readers for each category and you c...
Source: The Hysterectomy Association - April 5, 2021 Category: OBGYN Authors: Linda Parkinson-Hardman Tags: Hysteria hysteria 2021 Source Type: news
The happiness factor
To be or not to be, that is the question?
The opening line of Hamlet’s soliloquy is a memorable piece that you probably remember from school days. But it is the beginning of a personal consideration about the merits of suicide; it’s no wonder the play is one of Shakespeare’s tragedies.
I like to think that perhaps Will could have improved it just a little by the addition of one simple word.
To be happy or not to be happy, now that is an even more interesting question?
Perhaps in changing the tone of the opening line Hamlet might have changed his fate and so turned tragedy into something altogether lighter and contain...
Source: The Hysterectomy Association - March 31, 2021 Category: OBGYN Authors: Linda Parkinson-Hardman Tags: Happiness Source Type: news
