Category Archives: Writing

Where has the year gone?

Posted on June 24, 2013 by wordgeyser

It is with shock and horror I realise how long it’s been since I last posted on Wordgeyser. I wish I could tell you I’ve been traveling the world, or training to be an astronaut ready for the manned space … Continue reading →

Posted in Personal challenges, Writing | Tagged editing, finding your passion, giving birth to a book, how being an editor feels, publish, publishing a book, relationship between editor and writer, the birth of a book, what is an editor, what writing means to me, writing | 7 Comments

Light Bulb Moments: Recognizing the ‘Monkey Mind’

Posted on July 2, 2012 by wordgeyser

Ever heard the expression ‘monkey mind’? For those of you rolling your eyes in disbelief that once again I’m behind on things, please bear with me. I only came across this recently, in the process of editing a book. I … Continue reading →

Posted in Expat Experiences, Family Life, Personal challenges, Writing | Tagged apple gidley, empty nest, expat experiences, Expat Life Slice by Slice by Apple Gidley, feeling overwhelmed, feelings about children leaving home, Graduating high School, monkey mind. traveeling to France, Senior Prom, stepping back, when you can't write, writers block | 4 Comments

Versatility: Something We All Need

Posted on February 14, 2012 by wordgeyser

It seems I am Versatile. A startling and unexpected revelation to someone who has spent much of the past month deliberately under the radar. This is the time of year when awards are awarded (think the Baftas and the Oscars), … Continue reading →

Posted in Inspiration and Reflection, Personal challenges, Writing | Tagged adventures in expatland, Adventures in Integration, blog awards, Drie Culturen, expatcalidocious, Expatlogue, Find My New Normal, Gidday from the UK, I was an Expat Wife, In Search Of A Life Less Ordinary, perking the pansies, postcards from across the pond, The Unexpected Traveller, versatile blog awards, What About Your saucepans? | 6 Comments

Creative Detox: Using Writers’ Block to Refocus

Posted on December 7, 2011 by wordgeyser

I hold my hands up. I’ve been struggling with what I can only assume is writer’s block these past few weeks. Not in a hand wringing, anguished kind of way, rather an intellectual curiosity as to why the creative juices … Continue reading →

Posted in Inspiration and Reflection, Personal challenges, Writing | Tagged creative blocks, de-cluttering the brain, finding your focus, mental blocks, mental detox, minding your focus, taking time out to refocus, using writers block to be creative, writers block | 14 Comments

Facing Fears: Linda A. Janssen on the Launch of Turning Points

Posted on November 3, 2011 by wordgeyser

Linda A. Janssen is a dynamic women I respect as a writer. Linda has many ongoing projects the latest being Turning Points, launched this week, which she writes about below. Having read the book and already written one review I can … Continue reading →

Posted in Expat Related Book Reviews, Women and Female Related, Writing | Tagged Eleanor Roosevelt, empowering women, facing fears, fear of writing, jo parfitt, Kate Cobb, Linda A Janssen, Linda Janssen, pivitol moments, turning points | 6 Comments

Through the looking Glass: Spinning Plates

Posted on October 27, 2011 by wordgeyser

Wondering where yours truly has disappeared off to, yet again? Or has the dismal absence of blog posts driven you to pastures new, assuming wordgeyser is finally wordless? Well, dear friends, I have neither disappeared or been wordless. The words … Continue reading →

Posted in Inspiration and Reflection, Personal challenges, Writing | 7 Comments

Somewhere Between Anna Wintour and Citizen Kane

Posted on October 14, 2011 by wordgeyser

The next great adventure and literary project? A concept and vision which first appeared on my horizon at the beginning of September. A dream graphic designer, Simone Branson, has nurtured since her late teens. The product of a British father … Continue reading →

Posted in Expat Experiences, Inspiration and Reflection, Personal challenges, Writing | Tagged Anna Wintour, challenges in writing, den haag, editing, Hague, international paper in the hague, launching a new magazine, search for writers, the hague, the underground, writing | 6 Comments

A Century of Posts: A Bit of a Milestone

Posted on July 30, 2011 by wordgeyser

Tah – dah!! Drumroll, cheerleaders and ignition sequence for fireworks . . . It’s with surprise and a bit of a shock I realised today that this is the 100th post I’ve written. One hundred posts, published, read and commented on; … Continue reading →

Posted in Inspiration and Reflection, Personal challenges, Writing | Tagged c.w.longenecker poem, fear of failure, fear of writing, inspiration, personal challenges, putting yourself out there, rising to a challenge, the victor poem, writing challenges | 18 Comments

Vices or Virtues?: No, the 7 Links Project

Posted on July 19, 2011 by wordgeyser

Like many people I start the day by checking my emails, social networking sites and online global newspapers, at the same time rehydrating with a large cup of hot, steaming tea. Part of this ‘starting the day’ process involves reading … Continue reading →

Posted in Inspiration and Reflection, Writing | Tagged 7 links project, adventuresinexpatland, Blog, blog challengs, count only sunny hours, expat friends, expatcalidocious, finding my new normal, learning a new languge, learning Dutch, perking the pansies, the singing warrior, trailing spouses, Tripbase, Writers Resources | 6 Comments

Why writing sometimes has to take a backseat

Posted on June 12, 2011 by wordgeyser

A short post I’m afraid. Today is Sunday of a holiday weekend and the Captain and I are in England to celebrate a major birthday of our dear friend Michael. We are staying with him and wife Trish at the new home … Continue reading →

Posted in England and Things English, Family Life, Writing | Tagged break from writing, traveling with laptap, writing and travel | 1 Comment

Dilemma of a Beach Book Junkie: How Do You Chose the Perfect Read?

Posted on May 3, 2011 by wordgeyser

I’ve been looking for beach books to download to my Kindle as mentioned in a previous post. So far I have found nothing. I decided to start with ‘Top Ten beach Books’ – I love google – and searches of that … Continue reading →

Posted in England and Things English, Expat Related Book Reviews, Writing | Tagged annual top ten book lists, Bill Bryson, book reviews, choosing a beach book, Michael Harling, national treasure bill bryson, postcards from across the pond, summer reading | 5 Comments

The Loneliness of the Long Distance Writer

Posted on April 24, 2011 by wordgeyser

Day twenty-one of a thirty day blog challenge, two-thirds behind me and one-third to go. I should be feeling wonderful but sadly I don’t. I’ve hit that wall where it’s too much effort to take a take the next step, … Continue reading →

Posted in Inspiration and Reflection, Personal challenges, Writing | Tagged becoming a better writer, benefits of blog challenges, challenge of writing, how to keep blogging, lonliness of the writer, self-esteem, struggling to write, writers block and how to resolve it, writers finding inspiration and encouragement, writing, writing momentum | 7 Comments

Loving my Kindle: Why Everyone Should Have One

Posted on April 23, 2011 by wordgeyser

I will stand up now and say I used to have no time for the Kindle. It went against every bone in my body not to hold a real book, feel the texture of the paper and inhale the woody, musky scent when you turned the pages. … Continue reading →

Posted in Expat Related Book Reviews, Inspiration and Reflection, Writing | Tagged Amazon Kindle, cataracts and reading a kindle, E-book, Kindle, kindle best to read with cataracts, kindle better for eyesight, the perfect gift for readers, why I love my kindle, why I would chose to read a kindle, why reading a kindle is better than reading a book | 5 Comments

The Art of Thinking

Posted on April 6, 2011 by wordgeyser

In my opinion thinking is a much underrated pastime, often confused with indolence and idleness by those who do not allow their thoughts to roam freely and often. I can recommend doing nothing but thinking as a wonderful way to … Continue reading →

Posted in Inspiration and Reflection, Personal challenges, Writing | Tagged creative thinking, day dreamimg, daydreaming and creative energy, finding creative energy, getting over writers block, Hanif Kureishi, lost in thought, writing, writing and creativity | 6 Comments

The Ultimate Blog Challenge

Posted on April 4, 2011 by wordgeyser

Oh shoot, now I’ve really gone and done it. I’ve signed up, registered and will make have to make myself accountable. Why do I always get gung-ho on an idea only to wake up the next day with that hangover-like … Continue reading →

Posted in Inspiration and Reflection, Personal challenges, Writing | Tagged benefits of a blog challenge, blog challenge, completeing a blog challenge, facing fears, fear of writing, personal challenges, self confidence and writing, self-image, Ultimate Blog Challenge | 8 Comments

Negative? Moi?

Posted on March 8, 2011 by wordgeyser

There have been grave rumblings in our household of late which were finally verbalised over dinner the other night. It seems my family members are concerned by – in their opinion – negative aspects in my blogs on life in the … Continue reading →

Posted in Expat Experiences, Family Life, Writing | Tagged Expat, negative writing, Netherlands, on reading, the four agreements | 5 Comments

Fear and Indecision: Unlocking Painful Emotions

Posted on February 4, 2011 by wordgeyser

This morning I find myself in a mad mood, not at all conducive to creative thought. If I started to vent I would end up looking bitter, twisted and in need of immediate psychological help. This does not sit well … Continue reading →

Posted in Inspiration and Reflection, Personal challenges, USA, Writing | Tagged dealing with suppressed emotions, Deep South, Expat, expats and feelings of loss, fear of writing, homesick for new orleans, missing new orleans, New Orleans, Writers Resources, writing about pain, writing about painful emotions | 1 Comment