Creating space for your story
December 31, 2024
I am delighted to share with you my recent conversation with Amanda Viviers, an author, speaker, writing coach and retreat facilitator – among a myriad other personal and professional roles that contribute to the wonderful human being she is. I first met Amanda on a retreat a number of years ago, and have been fortunate […]
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September 30, 2024
What do Jackie French, Dav Pilkey and Agatha Christie have in common? Yes, they are all well-established and popular writers. They also all have dyslexia. And they are featured in Brilliant Minds: 30 Dyslexic Heroes who Changed Our World, written by Shannon Meyerkort and illustrated by Amy Blackwell. Shannon initially wrote her book Brilliant Minds for […]
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January 2, 2024
Showing Up: 24 Things in 2024
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Fellow author Josh Langley recently published a blog post on why he isn’t setting any goals in 2024. Instead, he creating a list of what he wants to ‘show up’ for. In showing up, Josh says, ‘you’re willing to push through your fears, anxieties and doubts, to really be present in the experience – the […]
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February 1, 2022
The beginning of the year often brings with it reflections on the year that’s been, or goals and soon-to-be abandoned resolutions for the next twelve months. We might think about what we would like to leave behind and what we hope to step into. It usually means transitioning from holidays back into work or study. […]
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November 2, 2020
Have you ever considered how history might be seen through the eyes of children? I’m currently part way through a writing residency at Samson House, a National Trust building in Fremantle. It is fabulous to have time where I have to focus on my writing rather than be sidetracked by the rest of my to-do […]
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June 23, 2020
I first met Nadia L. King a number of years ago, introduced by a mutual friend in a Leederville coffee shop. It was shortly after Nadia decided to face her fears by picking up a pen to write—and she hasn’t looked back! Since then Nadia has published Jenna’s Truth (a story about cyberbullying for young […]
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