Writing About My Life, Work, Creativity, and the Daily Effort to Learn, Grow, and Be Better.
OK, this is a long article. It combines a few train-rides of hand-written notes all combined together. Take today: Upon arriving home I had to chase, with hobbled knee, to catch my 4yo boy running down the street. Wow. My hydrotherapy was wasted. Sarah needed to go out (to help her 96yo grandmother). So I... Continue Reading →
I create videos for my own YouTube channel. Thanks to this video by Matti Haapoja, I discovered GlideCams. I've now discovered they are near impossible to stabilize, and can already see it being a dust-collector in my office. Damn. Here is my recent video of me doing a 'mail-opening' of my new GlideCam. I shot... Continue Reading →
It seems like so long ago, yet I vividly remember presenting a whole bunch of my framed photographs for SALA (South Australia Living Artist) festival in 2010 and 2016. To ensure my artwork presented as best as possible, I purchased twenty 400mm x 500mm frames from Adelaide Photographic Wholesalers, plus had Atkins printed 20 of... Continue Reading →
Once a month, I eagerly participate in a unique volunteer opportunity at the Kangaroo Island Gallery, located at 1 Murray Street, Kingscote, behind the Council Building and opposite Home Hardware. This isn't just about showcasing my own creations; it's a collaborative effort to promote and sell artwork from a diverse range of local talents. The... Continue Reading →
In Parts One and Two, we talked about Writing My Book and Self-Publishing plus the importance of marketing. Now, we’re diving into the more traditional route of finding an agent to represent your work. It may seem like a straightforward list of steps, but let me warn you, it’s a process that can have you... Continue Reading →
In the first part of this series entitled "Writing My Book and Getting it Published", we explored the key steps to getting your book written and prepped for publication. Now, let’s take a look at the exciting world of self-publishing your book. As daunting as it may seem, self-publishing has a long history of success,... Continue Reading →
Writing and publishing a book has been on my mind for ages, and while I often tinker with my poetry or scribble ideas for the two books I’m working on, I haven’t quite finished them. So I spend a lot of my time searching for simple, effective ways to finally get my poetry out there.... Continue Reading →
I don't know what schools teach regarding world wide geography. I do not recall being taught when I was a kid about the rest of the world. We just accepted that we lived in Australia and a lot of other people did not. But now that we have Google Maps and Google Earth plus the... Continue Reading →
When I was a kid we weren't taught much about the rest of this world. We just accepted that we lived in Australia and a lot of other people did not. So now that we have Google Maps and Google Earth, plus the internet at our fingertips wherever we go, the world is in our... Continue Reading →
The Entrepreneurial Life of Stephen Mitchell 