Doing Things YOUR Way

Doing things ‘Your’ way

 

Do you have something unique to offer? An alternative perspective or a different way of doing things?  I am sure that you do. Consider this: no one person has lived the same life. We are born at different times and eras and move through life with different mental filters. If you think about it there is no way that each person’s life can actually be the same as another’s. That means that you have something unique to contribute. That is quite a phenomenal thought if you think about it. Twins don’t even have the same lives because they are in different bodies. I don’t even think that Siamese twins would experience life in the same way because they would have different mental filters and still view lives from a slightly different perspective / angles. So with this in mind, then why do people attempt to repeat what has already gone before? Why do people bandwagon? Well it is because they are trying to ride on the back of something that has worked. Take for example the Harry Potter books, how many bandwagoners managed to make their billions off the back of it? What made the Harry Potter series so special was that J.K Rowling made the book her way. There may well have been influences but that is not the point, we all take inspiration from somewhere and amalgamate the fragments into something new.

 

 

One of the things that I found when I was teaching creative writing classes is that people often emulated what had gone before. The vocalised belief is that there is nothing original. I contest that and say that you are original so therefore what you bring to what you create can be original. Yes there are limited story lines with themes; however, what you put into the world can be original because you create it. You will also find that the passion will rise within you once you ‘put your heart’ into it (this is another blog I wrote). The more you put your heart into something the more energy and passion you have to create something. It is as if you hook up to an energy supply to drive you through to creative heights. Forget about doing something purely to make money. Try creating something purely to experience the joy of creation and stepping into that space where you are in ‘no time’ and the kiss of inspiration canoodles you… When you experience this you will find that doing things your way has a great deal of satisfaction and then you may well find that once creativity flows that your aliveness increases and you find that ‘special’ something you can contribute to the world which demonstrates you have done something your wayJ

 

 

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21/08/15

 

"An Unexpected Gem"

***I was provided a copy of this audio book for the purpose of a review ***

With the required disclaimer out of the way, let me be brutally honest, I had not expected this little gem. In fact, I had expected my listening would be a bit rough and was fortified by it being less than 2 hours.

The synopsis says the author wrote the book as a takeaway from her evening classes on creative writing. My mental context was ... Community Ed evening classes ...and expected a well intended but kind of amateur product. However, I am interested in adult education, and batter my own nerd head against a giant personal creativity brick wall.

So you have an idea of my mind set... low expectations along with high interest.

Amateur hour it was NOT.

I don't know where the author teaches her class, but Sign Me Up! And bring the narrator. Wow. Two hours of unadulterated, straight up, right on, good learning material delivered by a close friend just sharing the material. The narrator's voice was warm, sincere without any artifact or pompous patronising, and well modulated throughout. The material was mind opening for me, with the right mix of the mechanics of writing exercises, sufficient context that using prompts now makes sense to me, and a sprinkling of the inner heart work of creativity through written material.

This was just what I didn't dare hope for in a how to creative writing listen.

Truly an unexpected gem and a learning and growing experience for me.

A keeper and one I will return to many times as I deconstruct my own wall, one block at a time.

Thank You, Ruby and Thank You, Erin.

 

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· Frode

06/08/15

5 STAR

"M.O.N.E.Y. is bad? This book is not!"

So Money Farm by Ruby Allure was a surprise! When I REALLY did not read things about this book I review for Audiobook Blast, I sometimes get books I don't know something about. BTW: I read 99% about the books I want to review, but this book I can't remember I did that for. Anyways: This was a nice surprise, and I think it is one of those books that is better the second time you read it. No joke! I listen to this twice before I made this! Money Farm makes you thin, and who does not like to hear a book that makes you think? It is an awesome book, that I will recommend to all that likes audiobooks, and really to people that does not!

Helen Lloyd English accent its the topic like a glow and a hand! Her "lady like" voice is so cold, and clear I feel that the author made this book thinking that Helen Lloyd would read it out loud! That is how I feel those two fits together! The 2 times 14 hrs and 6 mins I spend with her never feels boring or uninteresting! I would love to spend it again, and I will because this book I will hear again, and again, even when it is 14 hrs and 6 mins long! That is saying something!

I was provided this audiobook at no charge by the author, publisher and/or narrator in exchange for an unbiased review via AudiobookBlast dot com

MONEY FARM

· "Incredibly thought provoking..."

What did you like most about Money Farm?

It was an eye opener.

 

What did you like best about this story?

I like the way it made you think about the way normal everyday life is here and now, and the future...

 

Have you listened to any of Helen Lloyd’s other performances? How does this one compare?

Helen Lloyd narrated this fairly long audiobook brilliantly. Although the story content was very intense and thought provoking, her lovely smooth voice was very easy to listen to and I thought it was just perfect, a fascinating book wonderfully narrated.

 

Was this a book you wanted to listen to all in one sitting?

Yes it was, although it is too long to do so.

Update on bloggin' Progress

Well let me first say a huge thank you to all those that have read my blog this week. Thousands of you have literally read about the Office Stinkers of the world along with Office Gossips and The Office Sexual Fantasy. The result has been people buying the Office Zoo on audio. I also had additional sales of the other audio books.

Today is the last day of Office Stereotype postings. Obviously there are many more 'Office Animals' to spot. As you may have guessed, my intention was to let the world know about the new releases and I do feel that I have been a bit 'twitter-tastic' of late. So after tomorrow I intend to return to posting meaningful articles once a week. My intention is to post about the themes I write about: Creative Writing, Money, Wealth, Health, Inner Wisdom and Romance. I will continue to provide insights.

The reason for my slow down is that Love Hunt 1 &2 are about to require my attention on the audio approval process plus Clan Destine is in production. It is quite a lot to be working on whilst working in a full time job as a Business Analyst. The way I see it is that one has to give a focused blast every now and again.

Finally this week has been an eye-opener in terms of the power of Twitter and blogging. I have to say I am amazed by how supported I felt by people retweeting me. I was incredibly amused when I was added to lists that had me as an 'Influential' person and 'Cool', as part of the cool list. Love it. The thing that made me smirk the most was a couple of weeks ago I was jammed between a cupboard and a door by my Stand Up Paddle board. I can quite honestly say that was the least cool I ever felt. Also when Love Hunt comes out on audio I think people will be bemused by some of the incidents that have taken place for me to write about. Imagine playing dead in a restaurant in terms of trying to escape a terrible date.

 

Anyway I genuinely wish to say thank you all again and thank you to all of you have downloaded my audio books. I hope that you have laughed aloud or found insights and wisdom to inspire you.

Kind regards
Ruby