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…
As a great many people have been queuing up to buy the latest release iPhone 5s or 5c, or updating to iOS 7, I thought it would be a good time to share some of my favourite apps that I use for blogging. I’ve not upgraded to iOS 7 yet, but Adam has, and the…
The above picture was taken on the day I was re-writing my picture book. I was working off the existing manuscript on my laptop screen and then writing (by hand) on paper the elements I wanted to keep, thus leaving a very different book than it was before. I can only do this with…
This shot was taken during the opening keynote at the Problogger Training Event. During his talk, Darren asked the audience to think about what their biggest challenge or obstacle in blogging currently was. A word popped into my head by complete surprise, and you can imagine my even greater surprise when it flashed up onto…
In a week’s time I will be heading off to the Gold Coast to attend (and speak at) the Problogger Training Event. Or #PBevent as it’s otherwise known, and hashtagged. As someone who has attended all of these Problogger events so far – this being the fourth year – and as someone who’s attended other…
It’s now officially spring! Hooray! Another thing that’s special about September is that it’s almost October – and this October is the fifth anniversary of the release of Surprise! Can you believe it? Five years. Incredible. Over that time, I’ve seen it on bookshelves around the country (and overseas) – in libraries, and in the home. I’ve…
1. What you get is proportionate to what you give. Yes, I’m talking in a selfless way here. Many successful bloggers will tell you that their mantra is always to ‘give, give, give’ – or, in other words, be as informative and helpful as possible, packing each post with jaw-dropping content. And I’m the first…
It was this blog’s 7th birthday yesterday. Below is the picture from my first post and another I took on Saturday to put side by side and illustrate just how much has changed over this time. (Saturday’s photo took some pleading to get as Keira is a sick little chook at the moment.) But isn’t…
