Writing on the Train

For four months now, I’ve been commuting full time to Sydney. My commute is long, about two hours uninterrupted train … More

Writing Practice, Like Actual Practice

I’m a lazy writer. Sometime in the last year, I don’t when, I decided I didn’t need to work at … More

Last week I spent a beautiful sunny Thursday editing one of my short stories. I’d gotten some great feedback from … More

I get it. Rejection is tough. Sometimes you start to wonder, is my story good enough? Is it good at … More

I was watching reruns of Buffy the Vampire Slayer recently and it occurred to me that it would make an … More

Hello Dreamers, I’ve been knocked out with the flu for the last week so forgive me if this post is … More

When I won the Thuderbolt Prize for Crime Writing last year a lot of people started to think of me … More

I want to talk about this idea of the suffering artist. I’ve been thinking, and this might sound harsh but, … More

Hey Dreamers, I’ve been working on a short story collection lately and I really wanted to share with you a … More

2015 was the first year I made any money from writing. I made $15. It was for my short story … More