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What Is The Best Bike For City Riding?
When I am cycling round in London, I see many different types of bikes but which is the best for riding in the city? Single Speeder Many people go for …
10 Things Writing a Book Means to Me
Writing a book can be quite daunting but once you’ve finished it is a significant achievement. Here are some of the reasons why writing a book …
Tips for Beginning the Writing Process to Avoid Writers Block
This post is from 2009 when I had just started writing Weave of the Ride. My writing is going well. It is a new challenge and I’m enjoying it. I …
How I Created A Writing Manifesto to Get My Writing Process in Shape
Get up early in the morning to write. I usually write between 6.30am to 8.30am. I tried writing late at night and got into a counter-productive …
Why Write a Book About a Defining Time in Life and Why You Should Too
I have, in my hands, a book that contains stories of a myriad people and places, woven together to animate and illuminate a section of life-lived. I …
10 Thing I Learnt From Writing A Book So You Can Write Your Own
I usually keep a daily diary anyway but when I travel it captures all the details of that day. I have then been able to read back through my diary and …
Encouraging Quotes 3
Buddha Know well what leads you forward and what holds you back, and choose the path that leads you to wisdom. Jocko Willink Don’t count on …
Encouraging Quotes 2
Bruce Lee It’s not the daily increase but daily decrease. Hack away at the unessential. Arthur Ashe Start where you are. Use what you can. Do …
Encouraging Quotes
Bruce Parry The (King) of the Suri Tribe - We are one, we all have ten fingers, we have two eyes, we have two ears, we have one stomach, we are all …
21 Observations about Mongolia - tips for the Mongolia traveller
In 2010 I did a trip to Mongolia. After travelling there by the Trans-Siberian train, I cycled 1000km across the open steppe. Having been back in …