by admin | Sep 14, 2022 | News
This morning on the radio, there was discussion about a local council wanting to reduce opening hours in some of their libraries. I picked up the phone and added in my two cents to the discussion. Public libraries are incredibly important to the community, even if...
by admin | Jul 6, 2022 | My Book, News
I received some awesome mail today. Check it out: These are my proof copies of My Mummy is Evil! I’m not sure if I’ve posted much about this picture book here, so here’s the short version of the story (more will come later). Back in 2012, I wrote the...
by admin | May 17, 2022 | News, Writers Group
Yesterday, I had the first Young Writers Group at the Maffra library. There were four young writers in attendance and we had a lot of fun. As is common in these groups, talk turned to writing a novel. A few participants talked about their planning and how they have...
by admin | May 12, 2022 | News, Prompts, Writers Group
This afternoon, we had a fantastic time at Young Writers Group at Monash Library. Somehow, we started talking about hair and how it can be used to show aspects of a character in writing. We started talking about assumptions people make about the length of a...
by admin | Jan 8, 2022 | News
Many booklovers talk about having a To Be Read pile. I have more of a To Be Read bookshelf! I have so many books on my shelves that I haven’t read yet, but want to. After all, if I didn’t want to read them, I wouldn’t have bought them. The books are...
by admin | Jul 18, 2021 | News
Creative writing is a fantastic way to have some fun and escape from the Real World. As I write, much of Australia is in lockdown, and many young people are back to remote learning. With everything that is going on, it can be hard to find ideas to get creative. For...
