Remember: Story is Key

Remember: Story is Key

When I was a kid, my family went to church every Sunday. The church we went to put an importance on storytelling. They would have a kids talk that covered the same topic as the sermon, and many adults commented that they got more out of the kids talk than the sermon!...
Random Words Writing Prompt

Random Words Writing Prompt

This afternoon in Virtual Writers Group, the kids requested a random word writing prompt. This is a prompt where I give five random words that may or may not be related, and then you come up with a story that includes those words somehow. I picked five words and they...
WoW – The Monster Under Your Bed

WoW – The Monster Under Your Bed

It’s Write on Wednesday time again. You can read the full prompt here. Thinking about this, I wanted another Jimmy James story. As a 9 year old, he wouldn’t be scared of monsters under the bed, so I put the question to my two boys – what would Jimmy James be scared...
Young Writers Group 2021

Young Writers Group 2021

Yesterday, we had our first Writers Group session since COVID-19 caused Victoria to lock down in 2020. I was excited to be driving down the freeway to Melbourne to catch up with the members of the Monash Young Writers Group as well as the amazing staff at the Monash...
What I’ve Read – January 2021

What I’ve Read – January 2021

Happy New Year! I hope you’ve all had a wonderful, relaxing start to the year. It’s been a good start to the year on the reading front. I’ve set myself a goal of reading 50 books this year, and January started the challenge well with seven books...