Let’s start with the terrific Good Night Stories for Rebel Girls by Elena Favilli, given to Keira for her 13th birthday and what a gift to take into those teenage years. I borrowed it and read it cover to cover, discovering extraordinary stories of legendary women I’m sad I didn’t know about until now – names…
The Melbourne Writers Festival is almost set to start and if you’ve seen the program you’ll know it’s a cracker. Gorgeous accompanying visuals too, as you can see above (very insta-friendly – clever, clever work). I’ve managed to whittle a shortlist of events – the blurbs are taken from the MWF website. The last two…
Friends, I’ll be honest. I’m tired after a couple of 12-and-13 hour days of writing in a row. I was going to give myself the morning off before rolling up my sleeves and getting back to work but I can’t let today’s anniversary pass without mentioning it. So happy 11th birthday, dear blog. Here are…
A little over a week ago I was announced local division winner of the 2017 Alan Marshall Short Story Award. At the same ceremony, I also received a local highly commended in the 2017 Nillumbik Ekphrasis Poetry Award. I’ve been in two minds whether to write about the occasion for a few reasons, mostly…
I’m going to be honest and admit that not much reading has happened this month. Not even on holidays – a prime opportunity, whether beachside or idling away hours on a plane. I had a lot on my mind and couldn’t concentrate. Things improved a little (although at the cost of my health!) when I…
I’ve been alluding to impending news for a while now, haven’t I? Well, today is the day. Without any further ado, I’m excited to reveal the cover for my upcoming book, Trust the Process: 101 Tips on Writing and Creativity. Here’s the blurb: There’s nothing quite like the satisfaction of putting down in words…
Adam had his 40th birthday earlier this year. Despite my best efforts to convince him otherwise, he was positive he didn’t want any fuss or party to document the occasion. What he did want – and I was more than happy to organise! – was a holiday to a warm place he could sit and…
Cosplay I knew there would be trouble (and I was in no mood for trouble) when he shadowed me off the tram and hissed into my ear, Why are you dressed like that? Halloween isn’t for months. Dipping my head, I changed my plan, and ducked into the service station on the corner, but he…
It’s been a hectic, tiring month. I’ll explain more in a post to come later in the week, but for the moment let me capture the feeling by saying it’s taken me a couple of minutes just to compose these first two (rather boring!) sentences. It’s no coincidence then that two of these books should…
