Author Archives: jbwye

How Spoilt We Were in Africa

Posted on August 1, 2014 by jbwye

On my return from Toowoomba, I call in for tea with Alastair and Caroline Pickering. Eleven acres of rolling paddocks grazed by ponies for the disabled, and a spacious house overlooking wild forest land, with farms way down the valley. … Continue reading →

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Can Micro Managers Be Leaders?

Posted on July 29, 2014 by jbwye

Originally posted on Ouch!! My back hurts!!:
Conversely put, …can leaders stoop to micro managing? Somehow, I think the answer to both questions is an emphatic NO! I’m perturbed by the concept that so-called team leaders are lumbered with the…

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Half-way Round The World – And Thirteen Years On, I’m still Talking About It

Posted on July 25, 2014 by jbwye

Before reading on about Fraser Island and its dingoes, here’s a link to my interview with Allison Fear on BBC SUSSEX RADIO yesterday. My bit starts at 2.43.42 pm and ends at 2.58 pm, and there’s a nice bit of Adam Faith … Continue reading →

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Going On Air

Posted on July 23, 2014 by jbwye

Had a BBC Radio Sussex & Surrey interview in Brighton yesterday. It’s going on air today, Thursday 24th at 2.40pm and will be available on BBC i-player for seven days thereafter. When I arrived, the fire alarm went off, so … Continue reading →

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The Aurorawatcher

Posted on July 22, 2014 by jbwye

I’m Lela Markham, an Alaskan writer. I’m a Christian who lives in Alaska and Jane and I know each other from the Authonomy writer’s site, where my book “The Willow Branch” is available for reading. And you may notice that … Continue reading →

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An Off the Page Event

Posted on July 18, 2014 by jbwye

This Saturday (19th July) is the day of the University of Southern Queensland’s first ever Bookcase – an off the page event showcasing the power of the written word. And a copy of my book has winged its way there … Continue reading →

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The Rain It Reigneth Every Day

Posted on July 4, 2014 by jbwye

Wellington  is a hilly city huddled against the wind and the rain. The weather has finally caught up with us. We drive up Mt. Victoria in time to catch the view before the clouds roll in. The hillsides are so steep, some houses … Continue reading →

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The Center of Her Thoughts

Posted on July 1, 2014 by jbwye

Last week I visited story-teller Lela Markham in her home in Alaska, and today she’s returning the favour. We’ll be exchanging more visits in the future, but first, I have some questions to ask her. Lela Markham on Moose Creek, … Continue reading →

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Farming and Industry in Kiwi Land

Posted on June 27, 2014 by jbwye

I’m back in Aukland, where Merriel meets me and takes me to their 15 acre holding at Onewhero. A roomy old house, just right for the two of them. I last saw Merriel and Peter nearly forty years ago in Kenya, and … Continue reading →

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Interview with Jane Bwye

Posted on June 25, 2014 by jbwye

Originally posted on aurorawatcherak:
Jane Bwye and I met through Authonomy, a Harper-Collins site for writers to critique each other’s work and practice book marketing. We were part of a Christian writers’ critique group which provided the commonality for our…

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