I am never as in love with my writing as on the first re-read. It’s all downhill from there, which makes editing my own work difficult, frustrating and a bountiful source of self-doubt. What’s worse, I edit as I go, so I never really get to read my whole novel for the ‘first’ time. I’ve […]
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How do you know if you’re destined to write?
Often, I’m asked how I knew I wanted to be a writer. Or when I knew. I didn’t. I spent a whole lot of time doing other things. Now I know the signs were all there, I just got side-tracked by life and boys and doof-doof music and substances that aren’t good for your health. […]
Writing class with Mister 6…
Think of something you’d like to write about. I don’t want to write about anything. Come on. It’ll be fun. We don’t even have to worry about punctuation or anything. Just write a whole page about something. Okay, a dog. Dogs are good. I like dogs. What does the dog look like? What’s she doing? […]
Signed copies of All I Ever Wanted to give away…
Drumroll, please…. On a musical note (bwahaha), I’ve been meaning to post a playlist for All I Ever Wanted for some time now. So, here it is. These are tracks that played along in the background of my mind, like a soundtrack to the scenes: Dumb Things – Paul Kelly Bullet with Butterfly Wings […]
Ah, Dave….
Went to the Foo Fighters’ concert on Monday night. I kicked back in my seat for two and a half hours. Didn’t care that all I could smell was the sour stench of spilt beer (how’s that for sibilance?) and my arse didn’t even go numb. There must be a word for what I […]
Giving society the bird…
In life, some things are a given. Death, taxes, fantasising about your grand entrance at your 20 year High School Reunion doing a slick moonwalk to Smooth Criminal clutching your Nobel Prize for Literature (or maybe that’s just me)—and public censure for mutton with tatts. See, I’m thinking about getting another tattoo—specifically, my beautiful hummingbird […]
Book Week, like minds and other revelations…
Ok, so I suck at self-promotion. I’m supposed to blog about upcoming events, not past appearances, but Book Week has come and gone and I’ve just caught my breath. On Friday I presented at the CBCA annual dinner. I spoke about All I Ever Wanted, the inspiration behind Mim’s story, the setting and the characters. […]