(Or, five things I have learnt from attending recent writery parties) There are many reasons to be jolly during the festive season, but it’s also a time of being mindful of others. If you don’t want to make any festive faux pas, at writery events, family or work parties, then…
A few years ago, my husband and I were living in a tiny unit with our two young kids, and it was bathtime. Our bathroom had so little ventilation that unless we left both the window and door open, mould would grow on the ceiling from trapped steam. While Hubbie…
This week, I’m over at the Canberra Speculative Fiction Guild blog talking about the wrong paths writers can sometimes take in life… Picture this: I was twenty-four, it was my first day working for a top London law firm, and I already knew I’d made the biggest mistake of my…
Every now and then writers doubt themselves. Is this whole writing gig bringing my family enough money? Am I any good? I’m doing all the right things – so why aren’t my sales higher / isn’t my novel published yet? Every now and then, writers get spontaneous unprompted encouragement. Published…
I never sleep well without Hubbie (ahh…). So what to do when I’m away as I am now and can’t sleep? I know… blog!! I’ve been at #Conflux9 – Australia’s 52nd Natcon – for two days now and it’s been so fantastic I can’t wait any longer to share it…
So, I suppose some of you are wondering why I’ve been asking writers this week: in how many fiction categories do you write? Well, I had a theory I wanted to explore… about genre. Now, don’t roll your eyes. Yes, ‘genre’ is a topic that’s so often debated these days…
With the festive season only days away, I just wanted to remind writers, editors and their colleagues in the publishing industry, to look out for each other this year. We’re a sensitive bunch, we wouldn’t be able to write and edit and rewrite as well as we do without that…
