Libraries are Important

Libraries are Important

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...
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...
Keeping Warm in Monash

Keeping Warm in Monash

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...
Writer’s Group Kickstarts for 2020

Writer’s Group Kickstarts for 2020

One of the best things about starting a new year, is starting Young Writer’s Group for a new year. It’s always so much fun to work with the young writers in the group, sharing with them life as an author as well as seeing their own writing develop over...
Mystery Box Magic – Take 2

Mystery Box Magic – Take 2

Due to popular demand, the kids at the Monash Young Writer’s Group wanted a re-run of Mystery Box Magic as their school holiday workshop on 18 April. My kids had fun going around the house compiling the items to fill five mystery boxes. The boxes had a mixture...