As I was surfing the internet earlier this week, I discovered that today is National Poetry Day in the UK. Upon further research, I discovered Australia doesn’t have an equivalent – with the exception of the (niche) cultural acknowledgement of, and participation in, the UNESCO-declared World Poetry Day on the 21st March. (Incidentally, wouldn’t it be…
I began blogging as a way of reaching out to connect with other mothers who, like me, were juggling the difficulties of having young babies with other responsibilities such as work and family. And how we wrestled with the fact that creativity and artistic output were often casualties along the way. I think back…
Stress eating? Check. Piles of books everywhere for research? Check. Sleepless nights? Check. Heavy case of stomach butterflies? Check. Must be a launch day! Hey, guys. Wow. Here we are. Before I collapse in a heap, or crack open a bottle of Champagne to celebrate (or both), it’s my pleasure to officially launch ‘My Creative…
During question time at the blogging workshop I taught this past weekend for the Melbourne Writers Festival, I was asked my thoughts on where I think blogging will head over the next two-plus years, in terms of trends and developments. I thought this was an excellent question and have been thinking about it since, to…
It’s my blogging birthday today. After nine happy years, I’m still here and plan on sticking around for a whole lot longer! In the spirit of tradition, I thought I would write a helpful ‘what I’ve learned’ style of post around the subject of decision making. Our blogging stories are full of decisions, big and…
If you are on Instagram, I’m sure you follow people for any number (or all) of these reasons: you have some kind of personal relationship or friendship, they are leaders or inspirational figures, they teach, they enrich your mind… and I’m sure there are many more. The following accounts fit the above bill to different…
July was long. July was busy. Hard. And still I managed to finish the #JulyCreativeChallenge – I honestly don’t know how, especially when I put everything together. There’s a lot! Of course, there’s a fluctuation of quality in the micro poems: I can spot a few I like as is, a few I’d like to…
The program for the Melbourne Writers Festival was released late last week to much excitement and fanfare (including a site crash, I believe, due to traffic). After getting home from my travels to Sydney, I sat down to go through it thoroughly and was very impressed. So many excellent events and I really love the…
Should I Enter Competitions if I’m not a “Serious Writer” Yet? I received the above question the other day during an email exchange with a reader and I’ve reproduced it here – with permission – because I’ve heard it on a number of occasions over the years. I hope that by formulating some semblance of…
