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Reflectiveness

It is important to take time to reflect on issues, on my own behaviour, on the effect I’m having on other people, on my beliefs. Only by reflecting can I make sense of my actions. Personally, I need that space and time to think clearly about what I’ve done and said and whether I could have done it better.

Determination

To achieve my goals, I need determination and the belief that what I’m doing is worthwhile and will be of benefit to others. Life itself can be distracting. There’...

Marilyn...

As I was writing my debut novel Karma, in my imagination, I was strolling through the streets of Paris, surrounded by all the unique sights, smells and sounds of that exciting city. I had hoped to be able to convey to my readers all that my senses were experiencing in my imagination, and to make my story as real for them as it was for me.

When it was finished and I proudly received and read that first copy, it was exciting to see the words that had been...

You would think that at my age, I would have learned enough to get me through life, but maybe not quite – yet!

My whole life seems to have been one long learning curve. When I left school and entered the world of work as an experimental officer in the Research Department of I.C.I. I was convinced that after 13 years of education, I knew it all. Of course, it didn’t take long for me to discover that I actually knew very little that could possibly be of use in the development of Gas Liquid...