by Rananda | Nov 1, 2020 | Copywriting, Writing
Twenty years ago, I began escaping into the fantastical world of Robin Hobb’s multiple trilogies. I wouldn’t dare start the first book of each set until I knew the third was published. I was so absorbed in this fantasy world, I couldn’t face an unfinished story. In...
by Rananda | Oct 25, 2020 | Public Speaking, Writing
An adrenaline shot excites my heart, but my throat tightens; I’m unwilling to talk. Why is someone interviewing me? I’m not planning to re-join the ranks of the employed anytime soon, so this can’t be a job interview. But maybe I’ve become a famous author, or...
by Rananda | Oct 2, 2020 | Writing
Following the recession of the early nineties, I felt the weight of parental expectation to ‘make the most of your potential’ and choose a proper job. Unlike their wishes for me, my parents’ careers had veered from law to fruit farming and hypnotherapy meandering back...
by Rananda | Oct 2, 2020 | Writing
I wrote a twenty-three-and-a-half page story when I was ten. My story explained that Saturn is solid and the perfect hiding place for distant aliens preparing to launch the final step of their journey towards Earth. Saturn’s rings only gave the illusion the...
