Category Archives: Lifestyle

Posts about owning your own business, books, social media, and blogging. Including tips, hints and my own personal experiences.

Success and Dyslexia: 10 Influential People who forged the way.

Here at Brockway Gatehouse and Bookworm Writing Academy, we know everyone has strengths. People with learning difficulties such as Dyslexia or who are neurodivergent often feel reluctant to chase careers in the publishing industry.   But I’m here to say … Continue reading

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5 Simple Reasons to Volunteer for Distributed Proofreaders

Offering my time as a volunteer for Distributed Proofreaders (DP) for the last three years has been very rewarding for me. There are many reasons why I do it and today, I’d like to share them with you. Many DP … Continue reading

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World Mental Health Day: Let’s talk about wellbeing for mind, body, and soul.

The World Health Organisation (WHO) promotes World Mental Health Day on 10 October every year. It’s a day to put mental health centre stage and in the spotlight. A chance to talk about mental health in general, how we need to look … Continue reading

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Project Gutenberg: Fantastic Endeavour and Resource for all!

Hello, today I want to talk about Project Gutenberg. I don’t think it’s as well know here in the UK as it is across the pond in the USA. Project what? I’m a member of the National Trust and champion … Continue reading

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Hello from The BG Blog.

Hello and welcome to the first post from The BG Blog. I decided that it would be fun to include a blog on the Brockway Gatehouse website after reading some posts from my fellow editors and some lovely lifestyle and … Continue reading

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