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I’m feeling inspired – Roger Federer
Roger Federer inspires me. I admire Nadal’s snarling ferocity and Djokovic’s quirky athleticism and sense of humour. Both these players are great ambassadors of the game. But Roger Federer transcends tennis with his magnificent behaviour on and off the court. …
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Two more P’s and a progress update – Jonathan K Benton
Halfway through the year, and I’m about to start writing the climax to my new novel. It’s Part One of a young adult fantasy trilogy and should be finished by January 2014. I’ve spent the last nine months polishing the …
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The five P’s are the five keys to getting published – Jonathan K Benton
Passion: I believe authors write because they have to. They cannot stop that fountain of words bubbling up inside them. Some writers might dream of fortune and glory, but these fantasies play second fiddle to a passionate desire to express …
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I wish I was a superhero. Then perhaps … Jonathan K Benton
Rage – I experienced it yesterday morning before work. I logged onto the Internet to skim through the news. A judge sentenced a thug to nine years in jail for viciously assaulting a refugee who had arrived in Australia seeking …
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Saturday Night Fever – Jonathan K Benton
I always have good intentions surrounding my blog. Big ideas. Global peace and the betterment of humankind. Then Saturday rocks around and I’m staring at an empty page. Thank goodness for Saturday night television and the plethora of movies that …
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Balancing the budget – Jonathan K Benton
Balancing the budget is important. I’m not an economist but it makes sense. On a micro level, if my own household cannot balance its books it would sink. Here’s the problem, though. The median income in Australia is around 58k …
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Occasionally, very rarely and mostly never I need to remind myself why I love writing – Jonathan K Benton
Writing isn’t easy, and when it gets really tough, I sometimes need to remind myself why I stick at it. Here are the top five reasons I persevere: 5) Books saved me: Books changed me, as I wrote in this …
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I had a moment and it wasn’t even mine – Jonathan K Benton
The world is full of remarkable talents – being a good person is the single most inspiring thing anyone can be. Occasionally I stumble across someone or something that makes me leap out of my chair and punch the air …
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A confusion of faith and one possible solution to happiness
I have faith in many things. I believe laughter is the best medicine and there’s nothing wrong with a good ol’ cry. I’m certain that life is worth fighting for and that if we all loved our neighbours there’d be …
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Then the news came on – Jonathan K Benton
It’s hard to blog deep every week. I have to mix it up because most of my creative energy is spent on my new manuscript. Sometimes an idea germinates and I’m driven into a flurry of blogging activity, like what …
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