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Blog #2 2020: In which we have absolutely the right kind of visitor.
It’s always lovely when writer friends are in town and drop in for a visit and it’s especially lovely when that visitor is the inaugural Australian Children’s Laureate (2012-13) BOORI MONTY PRYOR. Besides being an award-winning author (PM’s Award 2011 … Continue reading
Blog #1 2020: In which I pave the 2020 road with a few good intentions.
Well it’s 2020 and I can’t believe most of January is gone already. Could everyone just slow down a bit till I catch my breath! I did a quick check and saw that in 2019 I only managed 7 blogs … Continue reading
blog 119: In which I somehow find myself walking the Corridors of Power.
My YA novel The Things That Will Not Stand had its genesis in two thoughts that came to me one day when I was taking one of my regular walks around the neighbourhood. One was a memory from my Uni … Continue reading
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Tagged Annabel Crabb, Canberra, Coen Brothers, Don't Call Me Ishmael, International Youth Library, Internationale Jugendbibliothek, Jeff Bridges, Omnibus Books, Parliament House Canberra, Scholastic Australia, Schonell Theatre, Scott Morrison, The Big Lebowski, The Things That Will Not Stand, University of Queensland, White Ravens Catalogue, Young Adult
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blog 118: In which I don’t really blog at all.
In August I spent a very enjoyable week in and around Adelaide talking at schools and libraries. Here’s an in interview I did with the amazing Jasmin at Campbelltown Public Library. Hopefully it’s all worth listening to but my very … Continue reading
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Tagged Campbelltown Public Library, Interview, Reading, Writing tips
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blog 117: In which the end of June stares me in the face – and I blink!
The end of June is rapidly approaching and by now I had planned that I would have completed the first draft of the 50-60,000 word YA novel that was the basis of my Queensland Writers Fellowship application. Well, as it … Continue reading
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Tagged Avid Reader, Bookclub, Hook into Books, Josie Montano, KOALA Awards, KROC awards, May Gibbs Children's Literature Trust, Megan Daley, Pamela Rushby, Raising Readers, Riverbend Books, Rodney Loses It!, Shivaun Plozza, The Things That Will Not Stand, Trish Buckley, Where The Wild Things Are Bookshop, YABBA Awards
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blog 116: In which three months of 2019 somehow flashed by.
Well I woke up yesterday only to discover that it was April the First already. Is this some kind of a sick joke?!? Where did a quarter of 2019 go? I’m supposed to be deep in writing the serious YA … Continue reading
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Tagged Aami Park, Artspear Entertainment, Binna Burra Lodge, Bren MacDibble, Broncos, Cath Crowley, CBCA Notables, Escher, Felice Arena, Fiona Wood, Jane Caro, Karen Foxlee, Katherine Battersby, Kim Kane, Lenny's Book of Everything, Marist Ashgrove, Megan Daley, Mitchelton State School, Mt Gravatt High School, NGV, Oliver Phommavanh, Padua College, Richard Newsome, Riverbend Books, Rodney Loses It!, Science Works, Somerset Storyfest 2019, Squish Rabbit, Stella the Unstoppable, Sunrise Beach, Sunshine Coast, Taabinga State School, The Things That Will Not Stand, Toon Sandwich
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blog 115: In which I take a trip on a few TARDIS SONGS.
Are there certain songs, that when you hear them, they magically transport you back to another time and place? If your immediate response to that question is – ‘What? How did you know that about me? Are you some kind … Continue reading
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Tagged Beatles, Creedence Clearwater Rival, Datsun 1000, Dr Who, Hey Jude, Joe Cocker, Regatta Hotel, Small Faces, Tardis, Time Travel
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blog 114: In which I build it and then some of them come and some of them don’t.
Towards the end of every year I write down in my journal an extensive list of WRITING HOPES & DREAMS for the following year on the misguided belief that writing stuff down helps it come true. My Writing Hopes and Dreams … Continue reading
blog 113: In which I share some school coffee cups etc
I’m very fortunate to get invited to visit quite a lot of schools and occasionally I’m given a small gift when I leave which is lovely, but considering that I’m already well paid for my time, it’s certainly not something … Continue reading
blog 112: In which the end of the year is in sight.
It’s been a bit over two months since my last post and these are my sins as always, it seems quite a bit has happened. A few days ago I completed my last school visit/author event for 2018. Yay! This … Continue reading
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Tagged Artspear Entertainment, Ashgrove, Chrissie Krebs, competition, Danny Blue's Really Excellent Dream, Environment Award for Children's Literature, Everything I've Never Said, Jackie Ryan, Laura Elvery, Max Landrak, Narelle Oliver, Organ Pipes National Park, Queensland Writers Fellowship, Quensland Literary Awards, Rodney Loses It!, Samantha Wheeler, Speech Pathology Awards, State Library of Victoria, The Running Man, Toon Sandwich, Wilderness Society, Wombat Warriors, Yarraville, Younger Sun Bookshop
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