What do you love?

What do you love?

I’ve been following Julie Hedlund since 2012 when I joined her 12×12 in 2012 program. While my writing focus has been more on chapter books rather than picture books, I participate in her 12 Days of Christmas program and enjoy her insights into the writing...
How to Create a Dragon

How to Create a Dragon

This morning, I had my Virtual Writers Group for homeschoolers. There are two regular participants in this group, each with their own way of writing a story. One of them takes the prompt, writes something quickly, then disengages for the rest of the session. This...
Back to Writers Group

Back to Writers Group

Yesterday, I travelled to Melbourne for Young Writers group at the Mt Waverley library for the first time in ages! It was fantastic to drive down the highway and arrive at the library. We had a small group and the kids were happy to be there at a face-to-face session....
Creating a fictional brand

Creating a fictional brand

This morning in Virtual Writers Group, we did a writing prompt around shoes. This led to a discussion about creating brand names. Often, writers want to use fictional brand names in their writing rather than real ones. This could be due to not wanting to worry about...
Reading books from the 1930s

Reading books from the 1930s

After Christmas, I spent a few days with my parents. My mum had some boxes of books from her parents and grandparents that she hadn’t gone through yet and we spent a lovely afternoon going through the books. The oldest book we found was from 1872! One gem was a...
Merry Christmas 2021

Merry Christmas 2021

I would like to wish you all a very Merry Christmas. We’re having a quiet day at home. My boys and I had our Christmas celebrations yesterday, and today I’m watching daggy Christmas movies and building the Lego typewriter I got for my birthday back in...