Robin Williams

Every bright spark has their demons and that’s true for all of us. I could talk about how and why Robin Williams died but that’s not what I want to remember him for. Instead I want to remember him for the way he lived, the way he battled his demons and what he came to teach each of us.

Novel: Relationships and Complexity of Character

While continuing to write my series of short stories for this novel of mine I've started to place a great focus on what it is that makes a good story. This has included not only stories in books but also those in films, poetry, plays and the various other forums we have to tell a good story. In my experience what makes a good story isn't necessarily the plot, but the characters within the story and the relationships in which these characters share.

What is Happiness and How Do We Get It?

Money

People often quote the saying "money doesn't buy you happiness" and to some extent that's true, but to some extent it's also not true. Although money in and of itself cannot buy you happiness, it can remove some of the barriers that can stop you from becoming happy. People can often find it hard to be happy when they're having to worry about whether or not they can pay the bills, put a roof over their head or afford to put food on the table. Being able to do these things won't make you happy on their own but they can prevent you from being happy if you can't do them. So simply, money might not be able to buy you happiness, but it can remove the barriers that can prevent us from being happy and better enable us to do those things that do make us happy.