Edition Twenty: Inspiration Plus

// dear lovely people, thank you so much for all the emails, comments, + text messages from monday’s post (my story – behind the giggle)! I don’t know how I was expecting people to respond, but uh, the response definitely blew me away!! I created a new page on the blog called ‘hope‘ where all upcoming posts on those posts will be listed. so check it out + let me know what you think. and feel free to connect with me through the facebook page. thanks again, love + appreciate you all! now, here’s this week’s inspiration plus… //

:: a little bit of this + that to kick start your weekend inspiration ::

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“that was our collective dream as writers: to hunch over desks & scribble stories on paper. that ancient holy scratchy sound was our calling.” – Anne Lamott

every writer needs a tribe: a practical guide to finding (+ writing for) your audience (the digital writer) [kindle edition], by jeff goins [free for a limited time. it's super!]

how the human family can do better. an inspirational Do Lecture from maggie doyne; a 20-year old who started a foundation + looks after 30 orphans in nepal. wow. [video]

sarah wilson’s blog (australian media personality + journalist, you may remember her as the female host on the first season of masterchef australia). she’s currently exploring europe + her blog posts are outstanding as she shares what she’s learning.

welcome home‘ by radical face [sweet tune]

telling the world’s stories: what happens when the reporter’s leave? an informative forum (note: goes for 1.5hrs) as part of the melbourne writer’s festival

 the pleasure of [video]

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have a fantastic weekend! X