Melinda Tognini
March 31, 2025
I’m really excited to introduce you to Emily Paull, whose novel The Distance Between Dreams is out in the world this week. Emily Paull is a Western Australian librarian, author and book reviewer. Having formerly worked in bookselling, Emily is an avid reader and a big supporter of the WA writing community who regularly moderates […]
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March 31, 2025
Creative Writing Prompts: April
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April is one of my favourite months of the year. In Australia, April represents a cooler change in the weather (hopefully!), as well as moments of pause and reflection for Anzac Day and Easter. I look forward to spending more time in my garden instead of hiding inside trying to escape the heat, as well […]
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February 4, 2025
For many people, February is the month of love. For me, it has a significance of a different kind, albeit still heart-related – because February is also International CHD Awareness Month, with 14 February being Sweetheart Day. I’ve put together a set of prompts that riff off all of this. While Valentine’s Day brings with […]
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February 1, 2025
Welcome back to 6 Degrees of Separation, where book lovers all start with the same book, then link it to six other titles in any way that our brains form connections. This month’s starting book, thanks to Kate from booksaremyfavouriteandbest, is Dangerous Liaisons by Pierre Choderlos de Laclos. Although most of us know it as […]
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January 7, 2025
I love words. I love reading them and I love writing them. But I’m also a great procrastinator. For me, the hardest part of writing is getting started. I find myriad ways to not turn up to the page. I wondered whether having a set of prompts that were simple but open to interpretation might […]
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January 4, 2025
Welcome back to a new year of 6 Degrees of Separation, where book lovers across the world start with the same title (thanks to Kate from booksaremyfavouriteandbest). We then create links to six other books and see where we all end up. The first book of the year is the 2024 Booker Prize winning novel, […]
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