To explain: The Year of Creative Engagement (#yoce) is an attempt to document my creative journey in 2014. By putting greater stock in accountability and output, while also showing what new work I’m reading or listening to, I hope to have a richer, engaged experience. “What’s this movie?” Riley asked, sitting down next to me as the…
The first time I recall the music/productivity connection being mentioned, specifically as a tool to assist in studying, was back when I was in high school. I can still picture the stack of Enya and movie soundtrack CDs sitting beside my portable CD player. Funny thing is, I still have those CDs and I still…
As a special offer leading up to the Melbourne Writers Festival, I have Crying in the Car on sale for a very special price (and no postage!) at 40% off RRP. Click here if you would like to purchase it. I’d be happy to sign it if you like, just ask. This offer will end…
The program for the 2014 Melbourne Writers Festival is revealed to the public today. I was lucky enough to see it in advance and have been hanging out to share some of my picks for the sessions I particularly want to attend. It was hard to cull them down, but I did my best. They’re…
Let me begin by talking about desks. Back when we were at university in Bathurst (yes, this is how far I’m going back!), Adam bought a second-hand table from a charity shop that was located just behind his flat. This table wasn’t much to look at – a utilitarian, boring, commercial piece that would look…
I’ve done a few teasers about this over the months, and there’s been some delays, but on Friday I offically kicked off my #miscpoetry project. I’m the first person to say that social media can be used for creative/artistic purposes, so I thought I ought to actually do the same, in this instance along similar…
My friend Laurie tagged me on Facebook with the above meme-of-sorts where writers talk about what major project they’re working on, possibly also explaining and justifying any anti-social or reclusive behaviour that might be occurring while the writing is happening. It’s hard, but sometimes you just need to hunker down, grit your teeth (don’t crack them…
I think I can anticipate what some of you are (possibly) thinking: I already fork over money for my domain name(s), web hosting, blog design and on and on… why do I want to pay out more? Believe me, I hear you. I’m pretty…. thrifty… myself. But when it comes to blogging, sometimes upgrading accounts or…
Coriolanus is not my favourite Shakespeare play, so I watched mostly because was I curious to see what Ralph Fiennes made of it. He first starred in the title role on stage, and went on to direct the film. It’s an excellent production – you can tell they’ve done it pretty shoe-string, but he’s assembled some terrific talent,…
