Like sand and glue
A little while ago, Bob Dylan was award the Nobel Prize in Literature – the first songwriter ever to receive the award. I found this really interesting for two reasons… Firstly that…
Category: Writing
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A sudden need for a trophy shelf
Don’t you hate it when someone’s phone goes off at a really inopportune moment. Like during a film, or a live performance. That’s why I always turn mine off, or to vibrate.…
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Hibernating bear syndrome
I’ve spent the past couple of weeks looked away in my editing cave… putting final touches on the next book before it goes out into the world. Editing is both a technical…
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The ‘one day’ house
We all have them – the ‘one day’ house. Go on… confess. I bet you have one too. ‘One day – when I win the lottery….’ or ‘One day when I am…
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She wrote what he said
Can you imagine writing with the world’s biggest-selling novelist? Taking his ideas and turning them into chapters – and then… gasp… he looks at those chapters and criticises them. He tells you…
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International Authordom
Ok –authordom isn’t a real word, but bear with me. I think it should be. According to the Oxford dictionary, dom is a suffix which denotes a state or condition (freedom); rank…
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Romance by the sea
A balcony, a sunset, a sea view and a glass of wine – no, not a romantic weekend away (I wish) – it was the 25th Annual Romance Writers of Australia conference.…
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Almost a teenager
As Britney Spears once sang…. Oops, I did it again. I have set another book loose into the world. Well … almost. I hit the send button this week on what will…