Birthday Present Idea

Birthday Present Idea

September & October is a mini birthday marathon in my family. My nephew, sister, and I all have birthdays in the space of two weeks, as well as my kids dad, and, of course, Father’s Day (I know that’s not a birthday, but it’s still a gift-giving...
Reflections on Book Week

Reflections on Book Week

Book Week has wrapped up for 2022. For many authors, this is their busiest week with numerous school visits. I haven’t had school visits this year, however I have had a couple of Young Writers Groups, and they’re always a lot of fun. One thing I’ve...
Lessons learned from Young Writers

Lessons learned from Young Writers

This morning, I rang up my local ABC radio station as they were talking about creative writing and NAPLAN. If you’ve been following me for a while, you’ll know I’ve been facilitating writers groups for young writers for about nine years. In the last...
Book Week Costumes

Book Week Costumes

Book Week is coming up soon in Australia. My social media is full of posts from parents asking about costumes for their kids. As an author, I would love for kids to dress up as one of my characters, so here is a handy guide in case your child would like to dress up as...
Creating Dragons in Sale

Creating Dragons in Sale

One of the things I love about dragons is the variety. They come in so many shapes and sizes and abilities. Creating dragons is a lot of fun, and my How to Create a Dragon workshop is one of my favourites. This morning I had Young Writers Group at the Sale library and...
Baby Name Lists

Baby Name Lists

This afternoon, I ran a workshop at Monash Library in Mount Waverley. We were having fun with the murder mystery writing prompt when one of the participants asked for suggestions for a name. She had an idea of the character, and wanted a name that would have been from...