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...
by admin | Jun 9, 2022 | Blog, Writers Group
It’s freezing at the moment. Even driving to Young Writers Group in Mount Waverley today, I was blasting the heater. What better writing prompt, than to find out creative ways to stay warm. This was the first question today: List creative ways to keep warm. Here...
by admin | May 31, 2022 | Blog, Writers Group
This afternoon at Young Writers Group, we were discussing mentor texts, only that’s not we called them. If you’ve never heard of a mentor text, essentially it’s a book or piece of text that can serve as a good example of a piece of writing. I set the...
by admin | Apr 7, 2022 | Blog
I have seen quite a few posts recently from people wanting to publish a book and not knowing where to start. My advice is always to start by writing the story. Most publishers want to know there is a completed manuscript waiting for them if they love what you submit...
