Writer & editor
Recently I wrote a piece for an online writer’s group about how I finally achieved a publishing contract for my novel, The Night Village (out in August). It is easy to see the path to publication in retrospect, and to polish over the missteps and times when it was barely visible, or so cluttered with… Continue reading 5 ways to clear your path to publication
Have you heard of This Jungian Life? It’s a brilliant podcast made by three Jungian psychotherapists, covering archetypes and dreams and creativity and life’s big and small questions. Last week’s episode was on goals, and one point that stood out for me was the cost of achieving your goals. Everything has a cost. Losing weight,… Continue reading What’s the cost of writing a novel?
Recently I listened to author Tara June Winch talk about her Miles Franklin Award winning nove, The Yield. Here are some notes from the evening.
‘My dad says that being a Londoner has nothing to do with where you’re born. He says that there are people who get off a jumbo jet at Heathrow, go through Immigration waving any kind of passport, hop on the tube and by the time the train’s pulled into Piccadilly Circus they’ve become a Londoner.’… Continue reading Why leaving a place is good for your writing
It came as quite a shock to me that there are writers who dedicate a set amount of time every single week to writing applications for grants, residencies and funding. And I can see why – who doesn't want time and space and money to write? – so I was really happy to find out… Continue reading Australia Council grants for the unseasoned professional
When writing prose, it's easy to get stuck on the mechanics of the story – who is speaking? Was the baby asleep in the last scene? Could it really be dusk already? .... and the writing itself can sometimes feel secondary, just a means of getting your characters from A to B. So turning up… Continue reading Writing workshop: using place names in your writing
