Ruth Bullivant

I help writers finish books that make lives better.

No Man is an Island

There is a separate system of numbers in Gaelic to describe teams. I’m reading Sea Room by Adam Nicholson (great book for lovers of the Hebrides) and he talks of the need for co-operation to survive. There’s a proverb: ‘No-one is strong without a threesome and with a foursome at best, they’ll be limping.’ A boat needs five to row and

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The past is certain

First things first: on the last day of this old year, I’d like to thank you for sticking with me. Let’s celebrate all the positive things we’ve achieved, together and individually. On every December 31, I like to look back. The Romans knew a thing or two by honouring Janus.  The past is certain. Think about how

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