Another month – the first of 2018 – has whizzed by, although at a more relaxed pace than usual due to school holidays. Now, it’s back into the school routine, and re-claiming a regular writing rhythm. In the meantime, let’s play the light-hearted, literary version of Six Degrees of Separation. If you haven’t played before, […]
Welcome to the final Six Degrees of Separation for 2016. If you’re a recent arrival to this blog, and have no idea what I’m talking about, let me explain. This literary meme is based on the concept that we’re all connected to each other by less than six degrees of separation. Kate from booksaremyfavouriteandbest chooses […]
In my previous post, Five Faves: Writers from the West, I shared the names of five books (and their writers) that I enjoyed this year. But there are so many more on my To Read list, and I seem to be adding titles faster than I can finish them. Here are just a few of those I hope […]
Last week, I retreated to Denmark, a town in Western Australia’s Great Southern region, with the hope of making progress on my current writing project. While I was there, the local bookshop hosted a wine and cheese night for visiting authors, Deb Fitzpatrick and Brooke Davis. We were enthralled and entertained as they spoke about books, writing and the […]