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Writing in My Un-Comfort Zone

Sunday, July 15, 2018 · Category: Events/Workshops, Selfie, Writing

I do it all the time. Put my hand up. Volunteer faster than the speed of light. I think with my heart and then my head gives me a talking to afterwards. But… Continue reading

Four Ways Tech Can Help Writers With Financial Stuff

Friday, June 15, 2018 · Category: Writer Tech

Disclaimer: I’m in Australia so that’s the context of my comments. But up to a point, numbers are numbers and taxes are taxes and it all has to be recorded and counted. For… Continue reading

Congratulations Debra!

Tuesday, June 5, 2018 · Category: Aussie Talent, Awesome, Picture books

I was excited to hear The Scared Book by Debra Tidball had won the SCBWI Australasian Crystal Kite Award. Debra works tirelessly to support Australian Children’ literature and its authors, so it’s wonderful… Continue reading

Sandy reviews: Ida, Always

Tuesday, February 13, 2018 · Category: Aussie Talent, Picture books, Reading

I love reviewing books. I know lots of authors don’t feel the same and some even feel it’s not appropriate. You can find more about what I think here. I read lots of… Continue reading

Six ways technology can help writers

Monday, January 29, 2018 · Category: Productivity, Writer Tech

Love it or hate it, technology is a survival skill for writers in a world where the Internet dominates communication and culture. The good news is that writer technology has always got… Continue reading

Incidental Comics & the December 18 Challenge

Wednesday, January 10, 2018 · Category: Awesome, Posts from Posts

This is a blog post from my Posts from Posts series where other people’s blog posts and web site content inspire me to write a blog post of my own. One of… Continue reading

The Migratory Path of Pencils

Sunday, January 7, 2018 · Category: Selfie

I have a huge collection of novelty erasers, pencil sharpeners, rulers and pencils. Enough to rival a whole class of kindergarten kids. I’m an obsessive collector and connoisseur of stationery. An expert… Continue reading

My Year in Review

Sunday, December 31, 2017 · Category: Selfie

So how did the goals go? With a little goal post shifting, not too bad. Although I only nailed three, I managed to take small steps on most of my goals. I was… Continue reading

Smiling – the cheapest medicine on earth

Monday, November 27, 2017 · Category: Selfie

People often say to me: “You’re always smiling.” I love this compliment, even if they say it with a perplexed look. Maybe that’s because it might seem like I don’t have much… Continue reading

You won’t remember me…

Monday, November 20, 2017 · Category: Selfie

Whenever my writing life encounters a road block or a pothole, I draw my support and motivation from a stockpile of emails from readers. One of the rewards of being a kid’s author… Continue reading

Read Like a Writer, Write Like a Reader?

Friday, October 6, 2017 · Category: Posts from Posts, Reading

One of the things I love about social media is it makes my brain buzz. Read like a Reader, Read Like a Writer About a week ago I wandered into a conversation going on in… Continue reading

How to Make Time to Write

Tuesday, September 26, 2017 · Category: Events/Workshops, Productivity, Writer Tech

I didn’t plan to attend Allison Tait’s Make Time to Write session when I was at the Sutherland Writer’s Unleashed Festival in August. I figured I knew all I needed to know about… Continue reading

Bye, Bye Book Week Month

Thursday, August 31, 2017 · Category: Events/Workshops, Library Love

It’s the 30th August and Book Week Month is almost over. This time it spills in to September with five days in sunny Ipswich next week for the Story Arts Festival.  … Continue reading

Annual ISC CBCA Children’s Literary Lunch

Friday, August 11, 2017 · Category: Events/Workshops

Last Wednesday I attended my ninth Illawarra South Coast Children’s Book Council Literary Lunch. I’ve only ever missed one. This is one of my most favourite events on my kidlit calendar. Eighteen tables of… Continue reading

Writers Unleashed Festival – Author Platform

Monday, August 7, 2017 · Category: Events/Workshops, Mindful Social Media, Productivity

After my first book was published, I thought I might run a ‘how-to-write’ course. Until I discovered I didn’t know anything about how to write. For me, writing just happened. Words somehow connected in the… Continue reading

Advice for Slow Writers

Monday, July 31, 2017 · Category: Posts from Posts

I’ve come to accept that in the writing world, I’m a tortoise. I’m still a little envious when I see spectacular word counts trumpeted on Twitter. And impressed and inspired. But no matter… Continue reading

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