Tag Archives: a better future

A confusion of faith and one possible solution to happiness

Posted on May 5, 2014 by jonathan

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 …
Read more →

Posted in Jonathan K Benton, Thoughts, Uncategorized, Writing | Tagged , , , | Leave a comment

A piece on laughter and my two ‘all-time’ favourite jokes – Jonathan K Benton

Posted on April 14, 2014 by jonathan

Catch 22 is one of my favourite books. It’s also one of the funniest books I’ve ever read. Colours and shades, tears and laughter. The saddest stories have the funniest scenes, as the author takes you on an emotional roller …
Read more →

Posted in Books, Jonathan K Benton, Thoughts, Uncategorized, Writing | Tagged , , , | 2 Comments

Politics – it’s a touchy subject. Jonathan K Benton

Posted on April 6, 2014 by jonathan

The recent pay rises given to Queensland MPs is disgraceful. This is not an article about left/right politics. All sides of the political spectrum in Australia have, at one time or another, proven themselves inept. It’s easy for the opposition …
Read more →

Posted in Jonathan K Benton, Thoughts, Writing | Tagged , , , | Leave a comment

A Tale of Two Presidents – Jonathan K Benton

Posted on March 30, 2014 by jonathan

A Tale of Two Presidents It was the best of times, it was the worst of times; it was the age of life-saving medical advancement, it was the age of life-taking weapons of mass destruction; it was the spring of …
Read more →

Posted in Latest News, Thoughts, Writing | Tagged , , , | Leave a comment

Sometimes it’s important not to write – and my thought for the week. Jonathan K Benton

Posted on March 24, 2014 by jonathan

Writing tip: Yesterday was one of my most productive days yet, and I didn’t write a single word. I sat in a café with two extremely talented individuals discussing our respective manuscripts. Discussing ideas is important – I now have …
Read more →

Posted in Jonathan K Benton, Latest News, Thoughts, Writing | Tagged , , | Leave a comment

Writing tip No. 2 and my thoughts for the week

Posted on March 2, 2014 by jonathan

Messy writing Two weeks ago I enjoyed another exhausting day pouring through my half-finished manuscript with Joelene, the talented young woman helping me with my writing. I also had the pleasure of reading some of her own exciting work. She …
Read more →

Posted in Jonathan K Benton, Thoughts, Writing | Tagged , , , | Leave a comment

Thoughts for the week – a little jewel on writing too

Posted on February 23, 2014 by jonathan

Writing Authors will likely stumble upon the phrase ‘unpacking a sentence’. I did recently. Writing can be arduous.  A lot of thought goes into a story. It’s easy to grow careless and write a sentence that ‘tells’ the reader something …
Read more →

Posted in Jonathan K Benton, Thoughts, Writing | Tagged , , | Leave a comment