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How many is too many sub-plots?
The right kind of writers group lifts you up, motivates and excites. That’s the kind of writing group I’m in. We get each other and want...
Aug 122 min read


Editing mayhem
Out there, exists writers who adore the editing process. Love it! They can't wait to get that messy first draft out so they can dive into...
Jul 292 min read


Unforeseen circumstances
As long as no unforeseen circumstances blows this goal out of the water, I’ll finish the first draft of my new contemporary romance next...
Jun 301 min read


First draft euphoria
Let me state at the outset - I’m excited . As long as no unforeseen circumstances blows this goal out of the water, I’ll finish the first...
May 292 min read


Writing goals check-in
Numerous notebook pages were filled with my handwriting as I tried to process my thoughts this month and craft a blog post. April has...
Apr 262 min read


Library 'sight-seeing'.
From time to time, I dig up old stories from primary and high school to reread. I can see a developing imagination in my careful, young...
Mar 272 min read


Goals... and exciting news!
I have to interrupt my goal setting with this exciting news! Late January I received news that my short story Aura , came second place in...
Feb 201 min read


Slow
My word choice for 2025 narrowed to a shortlist of three: Slow Manifesting Acceptance. I tried each word out, rolling them across my...
Jan 252 min read


Bonne Année
I’m writing this on 31 December 2024 in Paris. It's dark outside and midnight is approaching. Sydney has already tipped over into the New...
Dec 31, 20241 min read


If It’s Not Written Down. It Doesn’t Happen.
Ask anyone in my family. Lists and notes are my rock. In my personal and writing life. I have a physical day-to-a-page diary and an...
Nov 23, 20242 min read


Write Till Christmas
When I signed up to Write Till Christmas and pledged 20,000 words of a new novel, I felt fabulous. Like, how good would it be to have...
Oct 30, 20242 min read


Writing in the cracks of life
Writing, drafting, editing, beta reading… I’m doing it all in the cracks. Up until this year, I’d never understood how other writers...
Sep 24, 20242 min read


RWA Conference 2024
This month I attended the Romance Writers of Australia 2024 Conference in Glenelg, Adelaide. Just wow! Around four hundred writers,...
Aug 30, 20242 min read


Publishing news
Every year Romance Writers of Australia runs writing competitions. I’m thrilled to announce that my short story, The Bubble Specialist ...
Jul 30, 20242 min read


Sliding in at the last minute
Technically it’s no longer 30 June in Australia. My world clock app, however, tells me it is still June in other time zones so...
Jul 1, 20242 min read


Pushing through
The writing process is a lot like a caterpillar emerging from its cocoon as a butterfly. Your manuscript might not be so spectacular on...
May 31, 20243 min read


April writing check-in
This year is rumbling along faster than my writer-self likes. Already a third of the way through 2024, it’s time to be accountable for...
Apr 26, 20242 min read


Peeking out from behind my writing…
Lights, camera, action! Or should I say make-up, hair, outfits? I’m still buzzing from a photo shoot. My first one ever! The background ...
Mar 23, 20242 min read


Confessions of a Podcast junkie
Books ~ Writing Craft ~ Writing Tips ~ Motivation ~ Inspiration I’m a podcast junkie. Especially with ones which lift my spirits, inspire...
Feb 9, 20241 min read


Pressing restart
Hello again! It’s been three years since I stepped away from this blog. It wasn’t intended to be a complete or even a long break. In...
Jan 19, 20242 min read
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