Category Archives: Writing
Shake the Dust
The poem below is now my mantra. Thank you to Paula Joye for the link. I have watched it three times already this afternoon. It makes me think about everything … Continue reading
A Mini Bairnsdale Book Festival
This weekend I went to Bairnsdale for a book event called When Fact Meets Fiction, arranged by the human dynamo, Kylie Miller. I was on a panel with William McInnes, … Continue reading
Life: Tidy up your Computer
Yesterday I finished my next YA book, which had a crazy tight deadline. It was the first time ever I have pulled an all-nighter on a book. Because of this … Continue reading
Writing: Delayed for some reason
Went to bed at 10.30pm. Got up at 11.30pm. Wrote till 2.30am. Woke up at 6.30am. Stabbed myself in the face with an imaginary letter opener at 8.30am. Started writing … Continue reading
Writerly Life
There are some questions I am always asked when people learn I am a novelist, so today I will attempt to answer them in a vaguely sensible manner. (Forgive me … Continue reading
2013 – The Year Of…
Hi! I have been up to my girdle in words, as I have my next adult book due soon. I was writing like a loon but now I am slowly … Continue reading
Writing: Where I’m At
I have finished the first draft of my next adult book. As I read through it, I see holes, issues, changes that need to be made but I couldn’t do … Continue reading
