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Story-power: Why We Need it to Survive

[This is the full text of my book-tour talk including the readings (in italics) from A Biography of Story, A Brief History of Humanity.] The title for this talk, ‘Story-power: Why We Need it to Survive’, was inspired by a

A Love Letter to Story?

Now that A Biography of Story, A Brief History of Humanity is released, I want to show you why I wrote this non-fiction book and broke three ‘golden rules’ of publishing. One of my editors described the book as ‘a love letter

Table of Contents to Story’s ‘Biography’

This post is linked from the main post for A Biography of Story, A Brief History of Humanity Pasted below is the Table of Contents for Story’s ‘biography’. (Unfortunately, I do not have here the beautiful Aldine type that we chose

An Introduction to Story’s ‘Biography’

This post is linked from the main post for A Biography of Story, A Brief History of Humanity Pasted below is the introductory section to Story’s ‘biography’. (Unfortunately, I do not have here the beautiful Aldine type that we chose for

Travel Tales of Mogpog 4: More on Masks

We’ve been making masks for thousands of years. Why? Masks conceal, but they also reveal, transform and share – they are metaphors. Our minds are made of metaphors. In this fourth Tale of Mogpog, the town in the Philippines where

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A personal tale of tree planting that tells the deep-time story of a New Zealand sand country landscape.

Nature writing that is lyrical, passionate, and full of hope.

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“The triumph of The Five Acre Forest is...how it can inspire us all” The Pilgrim magazine

“Magical ... it’s a personal story, but it’s also universal” Goodreads review

A compelling travel read and a treat for history lovers.

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“Absolutely wonderful. One of the most fascinating book I’ve read in years.” Valerie Poore, travel writer

“A fantastic read, and gives colour to every period of history it covers.” Sam Law, reviewer

A cultural history of the power of stories in the comedy and tragedy of human affairs.

“Wonderfully written...when you read her books you are in good company.” (Goodreads review)

“Each chapter is a delight ... one superb storyteller telling a great story about another.” Put It In Writing book blog.

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'An enormously enjoyable book with tender moments, beautiful descriptive passages and plenty of humour.' Christina O’Reilly

“An unusually perceptive eye guide a lucid, candid and entertaining narrative through a series of adventures ... an alluring and accurate account.” The Australian

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“Astounding description, a detailed and lush understanding of language.” Justin Bogdanovitch, In Classic Style magazine.

“An exceptional example of travel memoir...intelligent, thoughtful and entertaining.” Dionne Lister, Amazon review.

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“This is an essential ‘How To’ manual for writers of every sort.” Anne Stormont, Words with Jam.

‘Don’t write before you read this.’ Anne Coates, Amazon Review

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“A rewarding and encouraging book for anyone looking to write.” Lyndsay Healy, New Writer Magazine.

“Each chapter is like attending a master class in creative writing.” Anne Coates, Writers’ Block.