
Sir Richard Branson, my namesake and a man I greatly admire
Some people are only too willing to tell you you can't do something or your ideas are stupid. All too often, we listen and scrap a perfectly good idea.
Why? Are we really sure that we can't do it, or are we listening to people who are sure that they can't do it? There's a huge difference.
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One of the biggest problems writers face is continually coming up with something to write about. Oddly enough, people don't seem to have such problems coming up with things to compain about, so why not focus that pent-up indignation?
Think about something you really don't like, or something you're not happy about, and have a rant about it.
There are three great things about this writing prompt:
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I'm really happy to introduce a new three-part course on creativity called The Creative Instinct.
The course has been developed over the last few years through working with clients and has been condensed into three main components:
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Opinions and advice on the topic of whether you should write as you speak are as varied as the people asking the questions. Here's how to decide for yourself.
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