Just returned from the fantastic Historical Novels Society Australasia conference held at the Western Sydney University Parramatta campus. So many good panels and workshops to choose from over Friday – Sunday. I attended an extremely useful talk on Trove on Friday, with heaps of info about this amazing online resource into Australian history and how…
Gabrielle Lord with her terrific new novel ‘Sisters’. So enjoyed yesterday’s Society of Women Writers workshop and lunch at the State Library with the fabulous Gabrielle Lord (pictured.) Gabrielle’s writing workshop was a delight, with four rare and very special artefacts that sent our imaginations into overdrive after we were invited to choose one or…
I attended a fabulous event last night, truly an evening of inspiration and delight. Hosted by the wonderful (and indefatiguable) Paul and Beth Macdonald, owners of The Children’s Bookshop, who do so much to promote, foster and encourage reading and writing in NSW, the function was held to celebrate the new Children’s Library and creative…
First pic: what is the smiley face? (Clue later in my blog) It’s been such a long time since I last wrote a blog (and the programme has changed, which doesn’t help!) so a quick review of the past months and a promise to be more active on my blog in the months to come.…
A belated merry Christmas to all of you, but I am in time to wish everyone a very happy New Year; may all your dreams come true in 2019! I have a lot of good intentions for the new year, one of which is to be a lot more diligent with posts to my blog! …
I’m giving the link below for Paul Brodie’s (USA) Get Published podcasts, in which I recently participated. In particular, this is a link for authors, especially beginning writers starting their journey and looking for clues about it all, as it covers different aspects of the writing and publishing process – and the marketing process that…
Have had a quiet weekend after spending an amazing week giving students from Years 1 – 6 at Lindfield P/S something of a crash course in writing fantasy – a subject very close to my heart! My thanks to all the staff who made me so welcome, and to all the students for their enthusiasm…
