It’s been 8 months since I last wrote on this blog! That’s indicative of the fact that I’ve done very little writing in that time and none at all since starting my MA in Public Relations in September. Given that this is the second time I’ve taken a long hiatus, I’ve had to think seriously about the point of the blog. Getting published was all I pursued for five years…
“I’m so ugly” was a frequent thought in my teens, closely followed by the similar “I’m not as pretty as her” when comparing myself to friends or other women in magazines and on TV. Self-esteem is a mahoosive issue for teens, especially for girls. While I desperately wish that young people could see how wonderful and beautiful they are, in all their uniqueness, convincing them of that is often near…
I love personality quizzes. They’re fun and although most aren't scientifically sound, they can be quite enlightening. The most serious one I’ve done is Belbin’s Team Roles. How liberating it was to discover that I wasn’t supposed to be great at ALL those functions! I can’t remember exactly what I did come out as (Monitor Evaluator and Co-ordinator probably), but I know that I definitely wasn’t a Completer Finisher. The…
Hi, I'm Mel (you figured that out already though, right?!) and this is where I chat about things that relate to and inspire my writing, as well as share some of it.