Writing Well Pays Off

In life, we’re always accumulating knowledge. We accumulate it through what we read, what we watch, the people we interact with, our experiences, our successes, and our failures. We are, … Continued

The Fellowship of the Wing

At 7.00 pm, on Wednesday night 18th of February, Busybird’s Open Mic Night returns for 2015. Regular readers of this blog or our newsletter will know our spiel: Open Mic … Continued

Knowing Your World

Whenever you write a story, you’re creating a world for your characters and events to function in. This applies to whatever the story is about. Obviously, if you’re writing a … Continued

The Reason Why

The definition of the word writing denotes it to sound like such a plain, everyday concept; as in the context of writing an email or writing your name. The people … Continued

Writing Your Story

A lot of people want to write their life story. And yet a lot of people have the same query: Who’d be interested in reading about me? The answer? Sombody. … Continued

There and Back for CMT

In March-April of this year, Busybird’s own Kev Howlett trekked up to Mount Everest Base Camp and back, taking photos for a gorgeous full-colour coffee-table book, Walk With Me, as … Continued

Wanted: Verb

If you wanted to hang a picture, and had to hammer a nail into the wall, you’d use a hammer for the job. Sure, you could probably use the blunt … Continued