by admin | Aug 27, 2022 | Blog
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...
by admin | Aug 10, 2022 | Blog
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...
by admin | Aug 2, 2022 | Blog
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...
by admin | Jul 16, 2022 | Blog, Writers Group
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...
by admin | Jun 23, 2022 | Blog, Writers Group
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...
by admin | Jun 18, 2022 | Blog, Writers Group
This morning was the second regular Young Writers Group at the Sale Library. At my face to face sessions, I like to play with writing prompts that are unexpected. This morning, I collected a number of random objects and put them in my ‘Mystery Box’. Items...
