I stand for tolerance
Yesterday, on a day when most of the world took in the terrible news about the massacre in New Zealand, a neighbour decided to leave an intolerant note on the …
A 2018 wrap, and 2019
I’m late to the party with this, but here it is (finally)… The year that was Last year was a blur of juggling too many things, and managing chronic pain. …
Writing retreats and NaNoWriMo
At the end of October, I decided to do my fifth NaNoWriMo as a way to finish this draft of my manuscript. Each night I take a moment to think …
Strategies for keeping deadlines
Over the last couple of weeks, I’ve talked about dealing with those pesky internal critical voices, and making deadlines for yourself when you don’t have any external deadlines. Today, I’m …
Making deadlines
Are you good at getting things completed when you don’t have a deadline? Not many people are. If you are working as a freelancer, working on your own projects, or …
Dealing with critical voices
One thing I love to do is to catch up with other writers and chat with them about their process, any hurdles and how they see their way forward. Recently …
Shaping the Fractured Self review in Southerly Journal
It is wonderful to see Shaping the Fractured Self: Poetry of Chronic Illness and Pain continue to have meaning for so many. This anthology, which was published last year, includes poems …
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England, from what I saw
I have recently returned from an incredible whirlwind trip to England to celebrate my nephew’s wedding and to sneak in a little research for my current work in progress. It …
Circuit breakers
In front of you is an elephant, a mountain. It is enormous and there is no way you can see around it, or see how you can climb it, but …
Asking for, giving and receiving feedback
I have started back teaching the creative writing this year in Caroline Springs and have added in a group in Kensington. While the Kensington group is a new for me …