My Favorite Books About Writing Nonfiction
There are some good books here. The Artists Way and Bird by Bird are both books that have been continually recommended over many years and I now dip in and …
Bittersweet news
Mum. She’s dying. Ever since Judy our dog died when I was Ms Brand’s class in Grade 4, I have known that death is there, and that it is okay. …
Thiel Grant for Online Writing
What a wonderful and generous grant. Thanks to Philip Thiel, you can apply for a grant for blogging. I am! Thiel Grant for Online Writing.
Don’t let me loose in a bookstore
A gift voucher is a great way to get me in the bookstore with a carefree attitude. I couldn’t find most of the books on my need-to-buy-for-uni list, but managed …
Reading different genres
Do you avoid certain genres when you are looking for a good read? I do. I am generally a wide, across-all-genre reader and in fact that is one of the …
Sharpen the pencils and the focus
It’s time to sharpen the pencils and the focus. Classes begin for me tonight. This semester I’m tackling Advance Manuscript Editing and Developing a Writing Project. I have the pleasure …
A Christmas post
It’s hard sometimes in the craziness of December to remember what Christmas is all about, and that after Christmas Eve (or maybe later for some), we can all slow down. …
Postcards from a mum
Some postcards I drew and wrote for an exhibition at the Queen Victoria Women’s Centre in 2007
My second book
When I was in grade 4 I wrote my first book. It was Mr Giggle and was styled on the incredibly well known Mr Men series. I was proud of …
The unaskable question
The boy pushed the food around his plate practising the unaskable question that rolled around in his head. It had churned around for days, no, weeks now and it felt …