I’ve been feeling strangely autumnal this winter. Taking late afternoon walks with Little James hasn’t helped this sense of displacement. I live in a place where seasons don’t have boundaries. At the local park, Lilly Pillies are still blooming, [...]
I’d been meaning to write about writing during the pandemic since April. Every week, it was scribbled at the bottom of my to-do list. Below re-writing the uni course I was teaching to run online and sneaking in a few Cosmic [...]
Solvejg/shutterstock.com Driving down the street today, the jacarandas are out in bloom. Once upon a time, when I was a uni student, this meant exams, no sleep, fast food on tap. Nowadays, as I finish up marking my students [...]
This week, I’ve been writing a lecture on gamification for my game design students. And as usual, when I’m busy with real-world (that is, paid) work, I’ve had to put my manuscript to the side. I can’t ever separate myself completely [...]
I’m not a writer who tally up my words, write up goals and mark them off in a diary. It’s partly because I don’t need the motivation but mostly because I’m too busy getting on with things to have much time [...]
A couple of years ago, when I had just decided to step up my game and give this writing gig a serious go, I attended a networking function. I don’t remember much about the evening. Most likely, I stood near the [...]
The final item that needs to be ticked off on my Google Keep List for 2018 is to update my blog with an end-of-year, self reflective post about writing stuff that happened to me throughout the year. Wins. Losses. Learning experiences. Ngggggghhh. [...]
Many years ago, I was on the bus with my husband, when a young girl tapped me on my shoulder and gushed that she absolutely loved my outfit. I blushed and glanced down to remind myself of what I was wearing. [...]
The reason I’ve been quiet online the last few months is because I’ve been writing a new novel and I’m stuck in the Saggy Middle. I’m a great starter. A sprinter, great for the first fifty metres or so. I’ve spun [...]
