Posted on by Craig Faulkner
In the last year, I've done relatively little writing. Granted, I have perhaps rattled off somewhere in the region of a hundred thousand words across several minor, personal projects, none of which will ever see the light of day, but I've done next to nothing on my (hopefully) more commercial works. I have se… Read more »
Posted on by Craig Faulkner
I started the year with high hopes. They were fuelled, not by evidence, but by determination. 2008 didn't end particularly well. Among other, more personal issues, the recession had started to kick in and several of my friends and colleagues had just lost their jobs. It was an uncertain time. I resolved that… Read more »
Posted on by Craig Faulkner
The funny thing about ambition is how it doesn't always seem to fit the person. My own ambitions, realistic as they probably aren't, include fronting a successful rock band and authoring a published novel, to name just a couple. Sometimes this surprises people—particularly the first one. I suppose I'm a fairl… Read more »
Posted on by Craig Faulkner
It's a question a friend of mine has been asking a lot as a simple turn of phrase lately, but, as ever, her words have inspired thought. Wikipedia's online dictionary, the aptly named Wiktionary, defines hope as "the belief or expectation that something wished for can or will happen". It proffers the concept… Read more »