I had the delight of talking to Lisa Heidke yesterday about her new book, It Started With a Kiss (purchase details at bottom), and here it is for you all to see. I have a resolution this morning to go buy a better webcam – the one I’m currently using is old (the one…
October is release month for The Mapmaker Chronicles: Race to the End of the World, the first book in The Mapmaker Chronicle series, written by A.L. Tait. The adventure series is terrific for children ages 9+ and is available for purchase at Booktopia and other bookshops around the nation. Allison found the time to answer some…
Like a silly billy, it’s occurred to me that I haven’t said, or linked to via a post, articles I’ve been writing for Essential Kids. I’ve been enjoying my time over there – it’s a lot of fund writing about subjects I’m into like technology and games and reading. Here they are: 5 new…
My friend Laurie tagged me on Facebook with the above meme-of-sorts where writers talk about what major project they’re working on, possibly also explaining and justifying any anti-social or reclusive behaviour that might be occurring while the writing is happening. It’s hard, but sometimes you just need to hunker down, grit your teeth (don’t crack them…
‘Voice.’ What is it? It’s a common question, one that’s asked a lot when it comes to blogging. With good reason too: one of the first indicators that a blogger is on the right path comes with their sensing, or they’ve been told, that their voice is developing, or even established. They’re making their individual…
The season one program for 2014 at Writers Victoria has been released. You can see it here and here’s the course that I’ll be teaching: Blogging 1.0 – Getting Started Here’s the blurb: “Just started your blog or want to take it to the next level? This two-day course will show you how to get established, plan…
I recently shot a video for IGA about Christmas decorating with the kids. If you’d like to look, it’s now available for view at the IGA website. It was lots of fun! I was also asked to contribute to the’Writers’ Other Jobs’ series over at The Writers Bloc, and I chose to write about…
I could have made it longer (throw in kids, sickness, ennui, toilet breaks, shouting at the screen), but you get the general idea.
Thoughts Being yourself – no matter how awkward – is less exhausting than ‘fitting in’ I ditched my shoes on Saturday. Partly because they were high heels and silly me forgot to pack flats, and partly because I never wear shoes in warm weather. I never did as a child either, and as a result…
