The titles of many of the sessions for Genre-Con this year were very enticing. For instance Whales, Rivers and Serpents Australian Crime, Meet Me in the Grey Area: From YA to NA to Adult, Campfires, Cobwebs and Corpses,and Getting Graphic with Graphic Novels. So yes that did successfully make me excited about the above sessions,Continue reading “Brave, Bold, Genre con (part 2) The Uncanny Valley”
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Rainforest Writing Retreat
On the weekend I attended the Rainforest Writing Retreat organised by Charmaine Clancy and was blessed to meet author John Marsden. What a humble and gracious human being, patiently signing books and answering the questions of fans. I wrote a creative piece from one of the writing exercises he gave us during the masterclass andContinue reading “Rainforest Writing Retreat”
Dear Sherlock Holmes
                            Creative Commons from Adplayers 21/02/2015 Brisbane Dear Mr Sherlock Holmes, Did you know how many were going to play you on the big and small screen and that yourContinue reading “Dear Sherlock Holmes”
Magic Porridge, Haiku Sarah and Multiplying Guitars:Saturday Writing Sagas 5
Message to self : stop writing poetry. Why? Answer: because you are not writing anything else and poetry is not going to make you a living in writing. The week began with a look through the ancient and not so ancient blog archives of Ripple, and ended with the editing and writing of several poems.Continue reading “Magic Porridge, Haiku Sarah and Multiplying Guitars:Saturday Writing Sagas 5”
Prompts for Creating your #500 words story
So you’re trying to create a 500 words or more memory story. You’re not sure where to start but you are keen to tap into your memory. Here are some practical ideas to get you going. All you need is your nose’s sense of smell, some pens, creativity, imagination, photographs, Â the courage to interview someContinue reading “Prompts for Creating your #500 words story”
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