I had lunch with a friend just now. He earns £60,000+ doing very little work and very few hours. He is also in a stable relationship and has a lovely 3-year-old daughter. I drove home and pondered how I had got to this stage in my life – 42, no money, no home (I rent… Continue reading Literary agent update
Author: Katherine Bassford
Hello, I'm Katherine. I'm a writer and illustrator living on the south coast, UK. www.katherinebassford.com
Meditation – an unexpected benefit
A few years ago I went on a 10-Day Silent Meditation retreat. From 4am to 8pm two hundred of us meditated in a big, dimly lit hall. 10 hours of meditation a day. And strictly no talking. Ever. The no talking bit was a piece of cake. In fact, it was a revelation! I relished… Continue reading Meditation – an unexpected benefit
Inspiration for all self-doubters
Ahem. As I always suspected. We are geniuses.
Does my heart need more TLC?
I have just come back from the hospital. As you know, I have been having palpitations for the past 2 years and they have been getting progressively worse. I tried ditching caffeine and switching to herbal teas and decaf tea bags. Did it help? Nope. I tried not drinking any alcohol. No luck (phew). Then… Continue reading Does my heart need more TLC?
A staggeringly easy way to multiply the number of ‘aha!’ or ‘eureka!’ moments you have
A few days ago I posted a blog about how daydreaming can help with creativity. As I was writing it I remembered a more in-depth article I wrote on this topic a few years ago. Here it is for anyone wanting more info (apologies if it is a little stilted in places – at the time… Continue reading A staggeringly easy way to multiply the number of ‘aha!’ or ‘eureka!’ moments you have
The power of daydreaming
If you’re a creative person you’re probably fond of the odd daydream. And if you’re anything like me, you’ve probably given yourself a hard time about this at some point or another. After all, you should be more focused. You should be more productive. You should be more…well, normal, quite frankly. The good news is,… Continue reading The power of daydreaming
There is no one alive who is you-er than you
Have you noticed I’ve been a bit quiet for the last 2 weeks? Interestingly, after receiving my first rejection letter I haven’t felt much like blogging. In fact, I have considered giving up the blog altogether. It seems like too much to contend with…life…job…writing books…finding an agent…blogging…Almost as if I’m not going to give up… Continue reading There is no one alive who is you-er than you
The bestselling series books of all time
A while back I wrote a post about the bestselling books of all time. As this was a list of non-series books, authors like J. K. Rowling didn’t make an appearance. I promised I would reveal the bestselling series books of all time in a future post. Here it is (there are A LOT of… Continue reading The bestselling series books of all time
My first rejection letter
I have received my first rejection letter! Well, it was a rejection email. Luckily I was prepared for it so didn’t become too unhinged. But it was touch and go for a few seconds. The email plopped into my inbox last weekend. Realising it was a reply from an agent I took a deep breath… Continue reading My first rejection letter
Er…can I just say…
...that I had an overwhelming urge to write 'Alien spotted hoovering near my blog' in my last post. That's all I wanted to say. Thank you.
Katherine Bassford 