I could have made it longer (throw in kids, sickness, ennui, toilet breaks, shouting at the screen), but you get the general idea.
Thoughts Being yourself – no matter how awkward – is less exhausting than ‘fitting in’ I ditched my shoes on Saturday. Partly because they were high heels and silly me forgot to pack flats, and partly because I never wear shoes in warm weather. I never did as a child either, and as a result…
It was the NSW launch of Crying in the Car last night. I’ve put my speech below for those of you who are interested. I need to thank the incredible hospitality and warmth of Maclean’s Booksellers who were just marvellous. Also, my family and friends for coming, and for spending up huge at the cash…
It’s no secret that I love books. I think it’s also pretty common knowledge that I love making them as well. What I’ve not talked about – not for a very long time anyway – is the first book I put together, a family history of collected stories and anecdotes for my grandparents for their…
I admit that when it comes to memes/challenges I find myself swinging between two camps: The first thinking that they can help unlock (or unblock) creativity because they identify a thing or idea than needs capturing, and therefore imposed ‘rules’ are somewhat of a relief and are open to play or as radical an interpretation…
Like last year, I’m participating in this year’s Month of Poetry – writing a poem every day for January. I said something similar last month when I guest posted over at Problogger, but I do believe the more you stretch and push yourself creatively the more accustomed you become to the exercise. I won’t say…
I have a poem in the latest edition of page seventeen which was officially launched yesterday over at Watsonia Library. I have a soft spot for it for several reasons, mainly being: 1) I wrote it about dad. 2) You can actually see an earlier version of it here. Yes, it is one of my…
I have, at last count, at least ten such notebooks like you see above. They all date from various years of my life. The smaller one at the top is (one) of the notebooks I wrote my second fantasy novel in in longhand. Yes, the coffee cup stain tells you about my working habits. The one…
It’s my great delight today to introduce to you the Illustrator for Surprise! – Kim Fleming Last weekend I finally got to meet up with Kim and I must admit I was so happy and relieved that we both have the same sorts of ideas for Surprise! I suppose because I wrote it and have…
