Writing Folio

Writing Folio

A couple of weeks ago, my parents gave me some boxes of items that had been stored at their place since I finished school. In one of the boxes were some stories I had written when I was in high school, as well as my Communication project. This got me reflecting on my...
Reflections on Reading

Reflections on Reading

Lately, I’ve been thinking a lot about kids books and why I write the sorts of books I write. They are mostly realistic fiction, even my fantasy books have an element of realism. They aren’t epic adventures, and are often about kids discovering their own...
What I’ve Read – April 2019

What I’ve Read – April 2019

Continuing health issues have reduced my ability to read a lot, so I started some audio books. The one I finished during April is The Last of the Bonegilla Girls by Victoria Purman. I picked this up because my dad and his family were in Bonegilla when they first came...
Mystery Box Magic – Take 2

Mystery Box Magic – Take 2

Due to popular demand, the kids at the Monash Young Writer’s Group wanted a re-run of Mystery Box Magic as their school holiday workshop on 18 April. My kids had fun going around the house compiling the items to fill five mystery boxes. The boxes had a mixture...
What I’ve Read – March 2019

What I’ve Read – March 2019

March was a challenging month on the reading front due to some health issues that impact my eyes, making reading harder than I like it to be. Most of the books I read were picture books and shorter novels. My nephews introduced me to Piranhas Don’t Eat Bananas...