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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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November Event: Sip and Savour Panel Discussion on Immigration
October 18, 2018

Sip and Savour Historical Flavour evening with the HNSA (Historical Novel Society Australasia)   Nov 8, 6:30 PM · Mail Exchange Hotel · Melbourne, Victoria, Australia HNSA Melbourne Chapter presents Glenice Whitting, Lynne Leonhardt & Alli Sinclair in conversation with Robert […]

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28: A Memorable Novel by Christopher Lappas
September 3, 2018

A good book entertains. A great book makes you thinks about life and all its complexities. 28 by Christopher Lappas is a great book.     I took this book into hospital and read it after my knee replacement. I […]

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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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A Knee Replacement and Procrastination
June 18, 2018

So you book yourself in for a total knee replacement. How wonderful to be able to say. ‘I’ll have a 70,000 k service and a new shock absorber, thanks.’ Because I’ve already had a 50,000 k service and a new […]

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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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2018 on the Canals
January 10, 2018

It is January 2018 and life is slowly coming back to a more normal pace after the excitement of a hectic 2017 Christmas and the New Year     Christmas on the canals can be chaotic. Most houses decorate with laser […]

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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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Writing Awards: Fingers Crossed
October 28, 2017

MadeGlobal Publishing entered Something Missing into the Nita B Kibble Award and I’ve entered the novel into the International Book Award. Now if only all the planets would align…Fingers crossed. According to A Dictionary of Superstitions by Oxford University Press, […]

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Michael Ball and Alfie Boe: Meet and Greet
October 8, 2017

Last night, two of the most cherished performers with two of the greatest voices in the UK were in Melbourne for one night only.  Michael Ball and Alfie Boe were on stage at Hamer Hall.   Alfie Boe and Michael Ball. I […]

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Kindred Souls
September 16, 2017

What joy it was last Sunday to catch up with kindred souls at the Historical Novel Society of Australasia 2017 conference at Swinburne University, Melbourne, Australia. My time was limited but everyone was kind, considerate and understanding.  To be surrounded […]

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