Overcoming blogger’s block

How do you come up with something new to write about frequently enough to build a successful blog? As blogs become more common, so too does the problem of blogger’s block: that awkward moment when you feel as though you’ve run out of things to say. Coming up with...

Hacked off by hackers

Ever had your car, house or store broken into? I’ve recently had the online equivalent. I’ve had someone break into my website causing my email to be disabled and disrupting things for a couple of days and I’m finding myself hacked off by hackers. And for what end? A...

Facelift for Family hub a great Mission for Visy team

Mission Australia’s Western Sydney Development family and community hub was given a facelift by an enthusiastic team from Visy Australia who joined m.a.d.woman today. The hub houses the charity’s Language, Literacy and Numeracy Program. By the time the team had...

Why it is sometimes okay to make a shameless plug

Today I am making a shameless plug. I’m asking you to consider spending $25 to buy a copy of my recently published book, Beneath Dark Skies, to support people trying to rebuild their lives after the Black Saturday bushfires that happened three years ago last week. I...

The business of Valentine’s Day

What does Valentine’s Day mean to you? A chance to show someone how much you love them? A tacky event that benefits the retails sector? Or something else? This year I am choosing to make it my business to use Valentine’s Day to bring people together to contribute to...
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