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Writing your story: for your family or publication
May 6, 2020

We write for pleasure, but whose pleasure? Our own? Do we want to keep our stories to ourselves or do we want to share them with others? During this Coronavirus isolation and lock down, classes no longer run. However, in […]

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Book Launch: What time is it there?
February 13, 2020

I can’t believe the book launch of ‘What time is it there?‘ is only a month away Date: 14th March Time: 1pm Where: Eltham Library. Panther Place Eltham Tel: 9439 9266 During the ‘Women Writing History’ event. All Welcome I […]

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Katherine Gorge and the Nitniluck Chalets
December 2, 2019

Okay. So I’ve been busy working through all the facets of self publishing and have neglected my blog. I promise I will finish it and get back on track again in the New year. At least I now have a […]

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May 2019 Be Kind To You All
January 13, 2019

Another Christmas and New Year have been and gone. I’m always amazed at how quickly time flies. The lead up to Christmas is hectic, the holiday season is fun and the wind-down enjoyable. But now we have to pick up […]

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And The Winner Is…
August 14, 2018

Helen Luxton has won a copy of Something Missing and Pickle to Pie. Her name was drawn after my workshop last week on Life/Memoir Writing at the Hastings Library. Over twenty writers attended, all with fascinating projects. On a table, […]

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How to ‘show not tell’
April 9, 2018

SHOW DON’T TELL Don’t write that the moon is shining. Show the glint of light on broken glass. Anton Chekhov Rather than tell the reader that a character is angry, sad, upset or grieving, SHOW IT. Alice Pung in Unpolished […]

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Happy 2018
January 1, 2018

I love starting a fresh, clean New Year. I always have a brand new completely empty notebook ready to add my hopes, dreams and New Year resolutions. This year I’m going to exercise more, eat less, watch my weight doesn’t […]

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Christmas means Magical Moments
December 23, 2017

Christmas is a magical time of catching up with family and friends.      Another Magical moment was our last meeting of the Memoir Writing Group at Godfrey Street Community House. Most of us are writing life stories but some […]

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The Highs and Lows of the Writing Journey
September 2, 2017

As authors we are constantly told to write and share our journey. I decided to send a blog article to the Historical Novel Society of Australasia (HNSA) before presenting on a panel Sunday week (10th Sept) at Swinburne University Here […]

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Historical Novel Society Australasia: 2017
August 24, 2017

To be a guest speaker at the Historical Novel Society’s Conference Academic Program Session four at Swinburne University is a dream come true. On Sunday the 10th September from 10am-11am our focus will be on the Lie of History. It […]

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The Unspoken Secret
June 27, 2017

How I’m writing my third novel. I never choose a story. The story chooses me. During my two writing classes at Godfrey Street Community House I always have at least twenty minutes stream of consciousness writing. We call it a […]

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My Last History Writing Panel Discussion At Eltham Library
March 28, 2017

It was an inspiring get-together with other authors at the Women History Writer’s Month at the Eltham Library The final day had arrived. Once more, Wendy Dunn was the lynch pin that held everything together. She organised not only the […]

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