Blog: Mel's Muse

The Drama Triangle & The Games People Play

I looked, a couple of days ago, at Transactional Analysis – the Drama Triangle in particular:

First as a means of conflict resolution for those experiencing problems with their personal relationships. And second – for writers and aspiring authors – as an innovative way of creating fictional characters. THE GAMES PEOPLE PLAY

The theory of transactional analysis...

Posted at 14:30pm on 11th January 2010

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Conflict Resolution: Relationship Psychology - And Creating Fictional Characters

What I’m about to tell you will revolutionise the way you perceive your personal relationships. It will also give you immense insight when it comes to creative writing and publishing a book and, in particular, when you’re creating fictional characters. So, whether you are attempting to make sense of your own relationships, or looking for...

Posted at 17:28pm on 6th January 2010

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Mel On Bbc Radio 5 Live: The Matthew Bannister Show

6th January, 2010
At Midnight

Mel on BBC Radio 5 Live: The Matthew Bannister Show

Debate: Are Christians made to feel awkward, or diffident, about openly declaring aspects of their faith.

The conclusions of this discussion will appear as an event within a day or two of the show.

Posted at 00:00am on 5th January 2010

New Year Greetings And A Hope For Happiness

HAPPY NEW YEAR!

I hope you’ve all enjoyed your New Year’s Eve revelry without having to endure any adverse after effects! My beloved and I were invited to several parties but, as the one we accepted was cancelled due to our hostess’s ill-health, we decided to celebrate at home alone. I have an eight-hour train journey...

Posted at 20:57pm on 31st December 2009

Online Book Club (readers' Group)

I’ve decided to start an online Book Club! Well, actually, I can’t take credit for it myself; my online friend Lucy suggested it. Thing is, I already lead a real-time Readers’ Group and post the discussion summary on my Diary page (last one was Joanne Harris’s Chocolat if you want to read it) and...

Posted at 17:16pm on 27th December 2009

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A Christmas Gift For All Year Round

I was reading, this week, a short piece titled: Right People Get It Wrong. The writer cited two extremes in the range of good and evil: those who appear to live selfless, sacrificial lives; and those who are utterly unconcerned about the damage that they do to others. But the gist, the moral, of...

Posted at 15:56pm on 24th December 2009

Blogging, Copyright, & Free Distribution

If you blog, do you blog only to convey information to your readers? Or do you blog so that others may freely copy and distribute your material?

I ask because, to date, it has been a vexed question to me. As the author of a number of books published over the past twenty-five years, my...

Posted at 14:28pm on 20th December 2009

A Letter From A Blogger Who Wants A New Tagline

I've put Blogging For Buddies: Create Your Own Voice to Instil Confidence on my Dear Mel page in response to a letter from Isaac, who has commented on my own articles from time to time. Do see what he's had to say, read my response, then visit his site via the link I've put...

Posted at 21:31pm on 12th December 2009

Blogging For Buddies: Create Your Own Voice To Instil Confidence

Hi Mel,

Can I ask for a little help?

I want to create a new tagline for my blog (see link at end of page) a humble tagline. I want to state that my blog is about my thoughts and opinion on blogging subject in a humble way.

My current tagline is "GoBlogger - Tips...

Posted at 21:09pm on 12th December 2009

Demise Of A Marriage: A True Story - Chapter 3 Part 2 - The Tug Of Two Loves

Catch up with the story so far in Part 1:1 The Inner Yearning. It will be posted, in parts, two or three times a week. For a free prompt to follow the story to its conclusion click the Subscribe button on the right.

BANKRUPT – IN MORE WAYS THAN ONE!

Early one winter evening, as...

Posted at 14:26pm on 9th December 2009

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