Published

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‘Shaping the Fractured Self’ publication and reading

My migraines spiralled out of control with a long six month period of daily (nightly) migraines that robbed me of sleep (and sanity). his Thursday, along with some other writers, I will be reading at the DAX Centre for the launch of Shaping the Fractured Self: Poetry of Chronic Illness and Pain. I am chuffed to have three poems and an essay included alongside some wonderful writers*.

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Writing Life
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On small wins and finding energy

You know the scenario. Life gets busy, real busy. You open your computer only to realise that there are over 300 unread emails, bills to pay, workshops to prepare for, short stories to edit, manuscripts to work on, manuscripts to edit. So you shut it. Then you worry that maybe you are not a writer after all, which stops you from opening the computer other than to deal with the basic administration for the family.

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in print 'eggshells'

In print

My story ‘Eggshells’ is in the Hunter Writers Centre Grieve Anthology. It is about that difficult time after Mum died

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Persistence pays off

Persistence pays off.  And rejection is good. It makes our writing stronger.

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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 what I had produced, but my mum scoffed and said, “That’s not very imaginative.”

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