Zero Draft
Melding into my Zero Draft I enjoy the gentle ebb and flow of the story unfolding. Just five chapters in, still setting the scene, I visit the world of my hero like a time travelling tourist. It is...
View ArticleFinishing the Zero Draft
With reluctance and humility, I set down the zero draft of my story. It is the story about a teenage girl growing up in Portland and Cape Bridgewater during the years of drought and World War 1. It is...
View ArticleWriter’s Work
After attending the Writer’s Workshop this month provided by the Peninsula Writers Club and facilitated by author Kate Mildenhall, I have been quietly contemplating… and not much actual writing. Group...
View ArticleCatching butterflies
“Catching butterflies” is a poetic notion offered by author Jock Serong at a recent workshop at the Peninsula Writers Club, that I attended recently. Jock Serong presenting at the Peninsula Writers...
View ArticleMy writing process
Since returning from Mick & Sue’s Aussie Adventure last year, I have been writing. And I have been able to ascertain my own process. Writing desk and equipment Here is the outline of that process:...
View ArticleZen and the Art of Creative Writing
The things I have written this year are ‘Not For Publication’ (NFP). Am I wasting precious time? I think not. I am practising the art of creative writing and trying to adjust to this lifestyle. I like...
View ArticleReview of 2022
It is good to look back upon the year that was. This retired life is often free from milestones, goals, and ambition, and we often forget all that we have done. This year I committed to weekly...
View ArticleReading as a writer
So far this year I have not been writing anything of significance. I am in a lull between projects – and ideas. However I have been doing a lot more reading than I have done in the past, and I find I...
View ArticleThe travel blog resumes
Very soon Mick and Sue’s Aussie Adventure resumes with Part Two of our Big Lap of Australia. During 2020 and 2021 I enjoyed writing the travel blogs of our trip and some of these were picked up by...
View ArticleGrandma Life
It was in May last year that I last wrote in this blog. I’ve had thoughts, but apart from irregular journal writing, I’ve mainly been adjusting to and assessing this “retired life”. It has been almost...
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