Murder, Mayhem & Menopause is finished! I was beginning to think it wouldn’t happen. Months ago I thought it wouldn’t take long to get to the end but my characters had other ideas and took me on the journey they’d decided they needed to go on. I’ve given the manuscript to a couple of trusted [... continued]
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Several months ago I was nominated for the Regional Arts Australia Volunteer Award in the Sustained Contribution category for my work with WriteFest and the Young Oz Writers Creative Writing competition. It was a condition of the nomination that the person nominated had to give permission, and I was very touched that the nominator had [... continued] If the happy faces and comments in the Questionnaire were an indication, WriteFest was a great success. Approximately 100 attendees crowded Building 5 of the CQUniversity to attend the workshops and masterclass and take advantage of the day to learn and network. The editors from Harper Collins interviewed 10 writers and asked eight of them for [... continued] Sometimes I feel like I’m two people – the author who pounds a keyboard and hopes the story unfolding under her fingertips is going to attract the attention of an editor, and the organiser of WriteFest, the Bundaberg writers festival. I’m currently wearing my organiser’s hat and telling any aspiring authors out there that we’re able [... continued] It’s such a great feeling when the words flow onto the screen almost of their own volition. My fingers might be typing, but it’s as though they’re not there, as though my brain is feeding directly into the computer. All writers know that feeling of being “one” with their story. The joy of it is wonderful [... continued] |
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