Do you ever disconnect from Wifi and let your mind empty? I’ve realised that I don’t. Not really. In the few minutes I have to spare, I am reaching for my phone to pass time with a game, add items to my online grocery cart, jot down ideas or items on my to do list. Rarely do I sit with a cup of tea or coffee and just gaze out the window or at the bug-splattered walls of my house. As soon as I wake up, the first thing I do is checking my messages, pop the kettle on, and spend

One of the most common questions people ask authors is regarding their inspiration. I can’t fully pinpoint every aspect that inspires me. Inspiration comes from everywhere. I’ve been inspired by movies, books, TV shows, stories of actual people, folktales, fairy tales, nature, brainstorming with fellow authors... inspiration is all around us if we pay attention to it. When I was in my early twenties, I moved to a town called Dalbeattie. It is deep in the heart of Dumfries and

Some of you might know the turning point that brought me to Korea. Some of you don’t. But now is the time to share that with you. I need to start off with some history. I grew up in Greenock, Scotland. I moved to Dumfries and Galloway in my early twenties and took on a part-time job as a barista. There, I met two people who had a greater influence on my life than they realise. One was my manager. She was studying an English as a Second Language course and later moved to Thail

These last few months have been so busy! Phew! My booking rate at work is averaging over 80% - which basically means I have little time during work to think of nothing else but work. I suppose that's the way it's supposed to be? ㅋㅋㅋ These last few weekends have been filled with socializing (I have to fit that in occasionally to stay on the sane side of sanity). But soon I think I will have to shut myself off from people and social media and delve into book three wholehearted