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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...

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Finishing 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...

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Writer’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...

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Catching 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...

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My 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:...

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Zen 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The things I have written this year are ‘Not For Publication’ (NFP).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...

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Review 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...

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Reading 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...

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The 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...

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Grandma 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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