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, Musings, Writing Life
Kurt Vonnegut’s thesis of the story shape, and how the character’s ups and downs reveal the shape.
Kurt Vonnegut’s Shapes of Stories Read More »
Writing Life
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, Writing Life
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 what I had produced, but my mum scoffed and said, “That’s not very imaginative.”
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
The unaskable question Read More »
Writing Life
I’m an extreme ‘lister’. It’s like an addiction albeit a fairly healthy – even if a little OCD – addiction. I have lists for everything: writing, family management, meals, shopping,
To list or not to list Read More »
Creative Practice, Musings, Writing Life
I have been in the blogging business for a long time and writing for even longer, but I felt that I needed to create a website and blog that reflected where I am now.
In 2010 I packed my family and life up into a 4wd and we traveled for 9 months, in and out of the wilderness. It was a time that changed me, and my family, immensely. One of the major changes for me was how I wanted to spend my time.
A place to call home Read More »
Musings, Writing Life