Category: writing

• November 30, 2017

  NaNoWriMo 2017: Day 29

  Not long now. How has everyone gone with their novels? Better than me I hope. Day 29 saw me return to work after four days off while my mum was in town. As such I did very little other than that. I did read some of Winnie the Pooh and downloaded a short story collection […]
• November 29, 2017

  NaNoWriMo 2017: Day 23 – 28

  I know, I know, I promised daily posts in November and it’s almost been a week! My excuse is this… my mum came to visit. And for me that means, DROP EVERYTHING! We went to waterfalls, fed calves, shopped, did a 6km coastal walk and drank lots of coffee. Today she’s left and I’m sad […]
• November 23, 2017

  NaNoWriMo 2017: Day 22

  I can’t say I did much yesterday. I tinkered a little with my short story but I intend to look at it properly in December. Gotta give it time to breath. It might be a bit of a short turn around but I want to submit it to the Young Explorer’s Adventure Guide which is due […]
• November 21, 2017

  NaNoWriMo 2017: Day 20

  Yesterday I finally had time to write and, as you know from my last post, I had an idea ready to run with as well. So, that’s what I did. I wrote the whole thing (2000 words) in pretty much one sitting. God it felt good. I’m pretty sure you all know that feeling you […]
• November 20, 2017

  NaNoWriMo 2017: Day 19

  I was watching Paul Kelly Live at the Sydney Opera House (on TV) last night and during an interview he said something about song writing that struck a cord (no pun intended). He said a lot of song writing was boring yourself until you have an idea. I totally agree with that, or to put […]
• November 19, 2017

  NaNoWriMo 2017: Day 17 + 18

  Another two for the price of one post! Sorry about that. Weekends get away from me. Well I’ve finished reading Reflections by Diana Wynne Jones and I’m really sad about it. Don’t you just hate (and love) when you finish a book and you just want more. Yesterday I started rewriting an old short story… […]
• November 17, 2017

  NaNoWriMo 2017: Day 16

  Day 16 was a day of chores and work and an overwhelming frustration that I wasn’t cloistered away somewhere imaging marvelous things. November 16 Picked up Mat from the mechanic – his car was getting serviced Washed my car- I park under an enormous gum tree and the birds unleashed hell’s fury upon it. I […]
• November 16, 2017

  NaNoWriMo 2017: Day 15: I won a short story competion!

  So you may remember a few days ago I received some exciting and distracting news? Well I can now share that news with you…. My short story ‘Roots’ won the 2017 Thunderbolt Prize for Crime Writing, fiction category! The New England Thunderbolt Prize for Crime Writing is a national award for unpublished short-form crime writing […]
• November 15, 2017

  NaNoWriMo 2017: Day 13 + 14

  So now I’m not writing or blogging! Shame on me! The truth about yesterday is… I forgot. I went out for breakfast, then to work, got home late and just plum forgot. I’ve been avidly reading Reflections on the Magic of Writing by Diana Wynne Jones for the last few days as well and it is […]
• November 13, 2017

  NaNoWriMo 2017: Day 12

  I’m going to be upfront, I didn’t write again today. But heck doesn’t blogging count! November 12 My article was published in Writing Queensland – In Defense of Escapism Freelance work Researched writing opportunities Considered changing stories because of above opportunities Watched Adventure Time! Read It’s the weekend, I forgive myself… don’t you judge me! P.S. […]