“The Whole News” Blog
Opening our minds to greater awareness and depth
Fiction can make you smarter and more empathetic!
I often hear people say that they don’t read fiction – it’s too ‘fictional’! They prefer real-life content and books that focus (seriously) on current issues or research rather than ‘made up stuff’. But what they don’t realise is that more and more studies are...
Come to India with me!
I’m absolutely chuffed to announce that Touch Of Spirit Tours is hosting a Creative Writing Tour through North India – with me as the writing facilitator! Mela Joy, the founder of this company, was one of my sources when I was researching India for Quest For Riches....
Book Week Starts Tomorrow! – Money Smarts In A Story Endorsed by Dr Demartini ‘and Suncorp’
Schools around Australia are celebrating books and writing and authors and the imagination starting tomorrow for the Children's Book Council of Australia's annual BOOK WEEK! If you're the parent of a younger child, you've probably been roped into making a...
What are the worst and best questions you can ask a self-published author?
Probably one of the questions I am asked the most often is, 'How are book sales going?' Those who ask are genuinely interested and caring and want the best for me, but when book sales are trickling it's an uncomfortable question to answer. Sales for the majority...
Introducing Camilla Mendoza!
I promised to give the backstory to Quest For Riches, so here it is: Camilla Mendoza had been working with divorcées as a mortgage broker when she realised she had to do something about the number of women telling her that they left all money management and financial...
Guest article: Teach your kids the value of money!
Successful entrepreneur Ludwina Dautovic was one of the guest speakers at the launch of Quest For Riches. I wanted to share with you more of her comments as they are so pertinent for anyone who wants to teach their kids the value of money. Ludwina kindly gave me her...