Thank Freak Melbourne libraries have reopened! It’s official… Melbourne libraries reopened this week, and personally I was at the front of the queue waiting to be let in. It’s been a long time between visits. A long time between browsing …
Breaking News: Local writers series Moreland City Library is running a Local Writers Series! This new initiative is a great great way to hear from local authors and to pick up literary tips and tricks. I’m thrilled to be the …
National Novel Writing Month National Novel Writing Month, AKA NaNoWriMo, is on NOW! So, if you’re a novelist or an aspiring one, it’s time to get your skates on and register for this auspicious event. But November is already partially …
Hey Melbourne, WE DID IT! We survived 112 days of lockdown… a momentous achievement, evident in the fact the state was willing to rename last Friday’s AFL Grand Final Day public holiday as Thank You Day (*but only for 2020). …
As writers, we’re generally pretty good at getting words on paper but often flail a little when it comes to the business-end of the deal. You know what I’m talking about, social media, marketing, building your author profile… Stuff that …
I think we can all agree that so far 2020 has been pretty hard yakka. First bushfires ravaged half the country then, just when we thought it was safe to go outside, mingle and inhale the air, a certain pandemic …
PRIZES, PROMPTS, PUBLICITY AND PROMOS Thank freak school’s back next week good people of metropolitan Melbourne. Yep, for the first time in months, years prep through to seven will don uniform and leave the house to get a proper education, …
A BIG shout out to the creative folk of Melbourne who persist in making art in spite of, and even because of, extended lockdown. The distances we’ve been able to travel these past six-months have grown smaller, but reading, watching, …
Well my writerly friends, it’s the 1st day of October and the second month of spring. Now, these things might not mean much to some of you but, if like me, you’ve been stuck in stage 4 lockdown in Melbourne …
It’s almost that time of the week again… the weekend! And to celebrate the fact, I’ve created a writing prompt that’s guaranteed to get your creative juices flowing. This one explores CHARACTER and is designed to delve into your character’s …
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