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I don’t do resolutions. They stink of failure. just waiting to be broken and open up that chance to beat myself up. Instead I make a plan at the start of each year.
It’s a plan, not a resolution Read More »
Creative Practice, From My Notebook
2015 in review: Life’s been a bit hard, and there just didn’t seem like there was time, or energy to post here. But, it feels appropriate to wrap up 2015.
After a two days slogging at the editing, my mind has started to wander. One of the difficulties of being left home alone to edit over half of my manuscript for a number of days is the distractions.
Why procrastination can be helpful Read More »
Creative Practice, From My Notebook
I worked with photography student Rhiannon Hampson-Froud to edit her beautiful book Same Blood.
Edits to ‘Same Blood’ Read More »
Creative Practice, From My Notebook
Criticism is hard. I don’t know anyone who gets excited about criticism. But it’s what we do with the criticism that can make all the difference.
Facing off criticism Read More »
Creative Practice, From My Notebook
It’s been a chaotic year to say the least, and having some deadlines is helpful in providing distractions.
These last few weeks I have been back at uni (RMIT) and work (comms work at a local high school). Not surprisingly, life has rushed on at great speeds without waiting for me to catch up with it. There are things that were screaming at me for attention. So that is what I have given them.
One of the great joys of doing the RMIT Professional Writing and Editing Associate Degree program is the connections made. As a part of on of the Developing a Writing Project course, we have masterclasses with published graduates of the program. They are student-run panels with the author and graduate talking about their process, book and anything else on writing.
Silvia Kwon’s take on writing Read More »
Creative Practice, From My Notebook
Some postcards I drew and wrote for an exhibition at the Queen Victoria Women’s Centre in 2007
Postcards from a mum Read More »
Creative Practice, From My Notebook