Winning Tips @mosmanlibrary #MYAL

Every month I donate time to helping others further behind me in their writing journeys. Most recently this has involved judging the Mosman Youth Awards in Literature, for which I not only read the entries and selected the winners, but also offered a detailed judge’s report. This year the award…

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Local Creative Support #creativenorthernbeaches

A big shout out to my local Northern Beaches Council for supporting both my creative practice and business this month! Their Arts & Cultural Development team very kindly featured me in their creative enews, which goes out to lots and lots of people across Sydney’s Northern Beaches. Yay!! Thank you…

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Writing Rockface: The Finish Fright

You started creating a book, short story, life story or memoir, completed a first draft, now don’t know if it’s truly ‘finished’? Even seasoned writers can struggle with this question of when to stop. As well as writing amazing stories (he he!), I run a full-time creative support business. It…

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Writing Rockface: The Continue Condition

You started creating a book, short story, life story or memoir; but then you stopped? Now you don’t know how to continue. Even seasoned writers can struggle with the question of how to finish what they’ve begun. As well as writing amazing stories (he he!), I run a full-time creative…

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Writing Rockface: The Starting Ache

You have a good idea for a story, but don’t know how or where to start? Maybe you’d like to create a book, short story, life story or memoir? Even seasoned writers can struggle with the question of how to start. As well as writing amazing stories (he he!), I…

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Quarantine Quanta: Free Stories!

Quarantine Quanta is an anthology of really really small packets – ‘quanta’ – of literary light generated during a dark time, and you are invited to read them for free! A drabble is a short story told in exactly 100 words. They’re extremely hard to write! But when I read…

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