Opinion

Times change, people change, and the world changes. It seems such a short time ago when self-publishing gave authors like me a fantastic chance. An opportunity to connect directly with readers, and I grabbed it with both hands. While it lasted, those times were wonderful and I recall with such affection the few years when I…

If you have a WordPress blog, you know. Never update plugins! WordPress is fantastic, and is without doubt the best blogging platform available. However, for those who have a self-hosted WordPress blog, you will know the pain of plugin updates, and how they can drive you crazy. The problem is, that many plugins are written by…

Of course, I am a bestselling author Why? Because I sell ebooks. Well, let’s get a little bit real here. I do sell books and ebooks, but not in the thousands, or even hundreds. In the tens would be closer to the truth. But will this stop me blowing my trumpet on social media? Certainly…

As much as you think technology might suck, we all suck far more. Technology sucks because we have all abused it. We take it for granted, and worse, refuse to even consider paying the smallest amount for it. Technology sucks because it puts money in the hands of global monopolies. Technology makes people think that spending…

Depression and creativity are almost collocated words Creativity has often been linked to depression or mood disorders. When I wrote a short post some time ago about Depression and Writing, I didn’t give much thought to the connection, as I was simply voicing in a light-hearted way, an episode from my own experience. However, due to…

All politicians lie because they have to. We all know politicians lie, but why do we get sucked into believing them? Because the political narrative (lie) is controlled to such an extraordinary extent by the media, which has become an arm of governments around the world. Thus, repeat a lie often enough and it becomes the…