Rob Parnell's Writing Academy Blog

Hope you're well and happy. These things: health, perceived wealth, positive mental attitudes etc, are so important to your artistic lifestyle and your productivity. The angst ridden artist rarely achieves much in his self imposed garret, whereas the joyful, purposeful artist who has the courage to let the world impress itself upon his emotions will find plenty to, in turn, express . To business... Last chance to take the Non-Fiction course (already receiving great reviews on FB!). Go here now: To fiction... Talking of reviews, people have been saying some lovely things about my book, Willow , recently. I'll be publishing the reviews on the PSI Kids Blogspot shortly. One esteemed reader pointed out that all of my 'bad guys' are in fact, female. Something I hadn't noticed myself. Makes me wonder what that says about me... Judge for yourself, here: Go here to get your FREE copy of PSI-Kids: Willow . ...

Dear Fellow Writer, I hope your writing is going well. Don't worry if you haven't the time to write consistently. We all know that life's 'duties' often get in the way of the more important things. It's funny how many of the things we waste our time on: working 9 to 5, watching TV, meeting friends, looking after family, shopping, cleaning, sleeping, whatever, seem so important at the time... It's only later we may look back and think, "Where did all the time go? And what have I actually achieved?" As I say, don't worry - it happens to all of us. Even rich, famous and successful people feel dissatisfied sometimes. It's hard wired into our brains never to be truly content I think. It's up to us individually how we deal with that. I guess it's all part of being human. BTW: Here's the poster to my latest play/musical: Keep Writing. Rob@e...