In this interview, author Lynsey McDonnell shares how she wrote Bailey Street around a full-time career, using writing retreats, creative momentum and trust in her creative process.
Interviews with Creatives | Lynsey McDonnell, Author of Bailey Street Read More »
Interviews with creatives
Wondering what happens on a writing retreat? Discover what to expect, why retreats work, common questions & how they can help you make meaningful progress with your writing.
What happens on a writing retreat? Here’s what to expect Read More »
Creative Practice
Writers, if you want to block out some time for writing this year, there’s only a few days left for bookings for the upcoming five day writing retreat in August (27-21 August), and there’s a couple of spots still open for it. The November retreat is booked out.
An invitation: Last call for the August writing retreat Read More »
Creative Practice
Understanding what creative jealousy is really trying to tell you with some strategies to help
What your creative jealousy can reveal Read More »
Creative Practice
After ten years, twenty-two drafts and publisher feedback, I begin draft 23. Reflections on revising a novel, trusting the process and staying with the stories that matter.
Draft 23 begins | From my notebook Read More »
Writing Life
In this interview, I chat with Anna Woods an Auckland debut novelist on longhand by amber lamplight, Scrivener and Excel in the same process, and what Clarissa has to do with a psychological thriller set in an architecture firm.
Comparison can be the thief of creativity. Here’s how to stop measuring your creative journey against everyone else’s
Why comparison steals your creative confidence Read More »
Creative Practice
In this interview, I chat with Melbourne novelist Trish Bolton on gardening as painting, procrastination as fear, and why the big ideas never happen in front of the screen.
In this interview, I chat with Northern Beaches debut memoirist Lorena Otes on writing memoir, 13 rounds of IVF, why she wrote 100 words a day for a year, and how dancing helped her get unstuck
