Tag: Writing Life
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Tax Time with Lindy Alexander
It’s tax time over in Australia. This not so wonderful time of the year can be a minefield, especially if you’re a creative or freelancer of some sort. Luckily Lindy Alexander, over on the Freelancer’s Year took the time to speak to Mark Chapman from H&R Block Australia. She put together this extraordinary guide to…
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‘You Can’t Go Home’ highly commended
I come to you today with some positive news! The first win (well, highly commended) to come out of my huge push on short story submissions this year. My flash fiction piece ‘You Can’t Go Home’ has been highly commended in the Gippsland Writers Network Summer ‘Home’ Writing Competition. You can read it and the…
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March: In which targets we’re forgotten
Wow what a month. We all had RSV for two weeks. I saw Hamilton in Brisbane (it lived up to the hype). We saw penguins in Tasmania (and a platypus too). And I started working on the education writing commission I mentioned last month. In the whirlwind my pitching and submission targets dropped off, but…
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February: In which I leapt ahead
February was a strong month in terms of submissions and pitches. I had a weekend getaway early on which coincided with an exciting opportunity resulting from last months mass LOI send out. I was commissioned for an wrote an article which will be published and paid for in March. Freelance Pitches and follow-ups sent: 4…
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January: In which a plan was made
The first month of 2023 has come to a close. How are we all feeling? Somehow I already feel burnt out. But I’m also invigorated and excited about the year ahead. I spent most of this month setting goals and targets, formulating a five year plan and creating spreadsheets. As a result I’ve updated the…