Masterclass Writing

This episode (6) is about abandonment issues. Abandonment fear often stems from childhood trauma or loss. This loss could be related to a traumatic event. It can also come from not getting enough physical or emotional care. It could lead to relationship issues when the child becomes an adult. The end result in most cases is that the child becomes a father causing the same damage to his children. Poet and educator, Bevan Boggenpoel from Port Elizabeth, South Africa shares the story about his father and a poem he wrote about it.

Bullying is unwanted, aggressive behaviour among children and adults that involves a real or perceived power imbalance. Port Elizabeth poet, Bevan Boggenpoel, sheds some light on the causes and effects of bullying on a person.

Poet, Bevan Boggenpoel recites a poem about the effects of a father's alcoholism on his child.

I enjoy and love discovering new talent in the poetry landscape. For this episode, I interviewed the talented Afrikaans poet, Angelique Simons. Enjoy!

In this episode, children's book author and poet, Chantal Moodaley shares valuable facts about how she experienced self-limiting beliefs and how to overcome it.

Selwyn Milborrow reads two new poems. Poem #1 is about President Donald Trump's controversial act of separating children and mothers at the Mexico/USA border. Poem #2 is titled "grandma loved reading poetry to me". It is about the effect of Parkinson's disease on a grandma who loved reading poetry to her grandson.

Technology addiction isn’t always easy to recognise, especially since many teenagers and tweenagers must now be plugged in so much of the time, whether for school, work or for other reasons. I wrote a poem about a parent’s dilemma with her daughter. It’s titled, “dear digital child”.

I read two poems about events that shook South Africa and the world.

There are millions of people with self-limiting belief systems that prevent them from writing a book, or becoming a writer. In this episode I share advice on how to tackle this dream killer.

A healthy writing habit is crucial if a writer wants to write a great book. In this episode aspiring writers will get advice on how to successfully develop great writing habits.

Many books are written after careful planning. With this 7-step book planning sheet you can make your book a reality.

Self-efficacy and anxiety are obstacles to successful writing. In this episode anyone can use a 5-minutes exercise to relax the brain and in turn fight the fear and anxieties preventing anyone from writing.

Your words can open doors to so many opportunities and ensure a secure financial future as a writer.

Some encouragement for first time writers.

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