by admin | Jan 28, 2015 | Blog
At Monash Writers last week, we had a discussion on the topic “Good writers know themselves”. As part of this, we were asked who inspires us and given a few minutes to write it down. I sat for a while, struggling as no one came to mind… Here’s what I wrote: I can’t...
by admin | Jan 26, 2015 | General, Q & A
Happy Australia Day everyone. It’s a public holiday here in Australia and there are a lot of free activities to do, there will be fireworks tonight, and my kids are looking forward to watching the ABC 3 Smackdown if we’re staying home. Australia Day is a time to...
by admin | Jan 5, 2015 | Blog
In the second half of 2014, I was finding life overwhelming. This had a negative impact on my writing – I barely finished my draft for ChaBooCha Lite in September, I have editing that needs to be done that I haven’t got to, there are stories that need to be written...
by admin | Dec 30, 2014 | Blog
Children’s author Julie Hedlund, challenged participants of her 12 Days of Christmas for Writers series to post SUCCESSES (rather than resolutions) on our blogs this year. She believes the way New Year’s resolutions are traditionally made come from a place of...
by admin | Dec 30, 2014 | Blog
I’ve decided I have to get back to the gym. For over a year, I was going 2-3 times a week and was feeling great. Unfortunately due to circumstances beyond my control, I stopped going. I’ve found that not moving has had a strange impact on my writing… When I was...
