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My problem with blogging is it’s all in my head. I blog mentally all day – it’s a form of talking to myself without words. Because I am a writer those thoughts naturally organise themselves into prose. It has taken me an embarrassing amount of time to work out why when I am full of…

The Next Big Thing is a chain of book and author recommendations.Richard Harland tagged me on his blog and now it’s my turn. Check out the books by the people I tagged at the end of this post  What is the [working] title of your next book? Black Tengu, the eighth and final title in…

Family illness has seen me less able to get out and about lately. But that hasn’t stopped wonderful experiences and opportunities finding me. Last year I was a speaker at the Illawarra Australian Literacy Educators Association Professional Development Day. Prior to the day of the event I was introduced by email to Jan Turbill, a…

Its been a busy last last three months. These are the places I went and the things I did:  Iam McLean and me Maitland and Newcastle Teacher Librarians and educators (MANTLE) conference – I gave two presentations – one about fantasy and historical fiction and the other about social media – and its use in…

Recently I bought a book based on another author’s “The Book that Changed Me” comment in the Sunday paper. I am a sucker for first lines and paragraphs and this line from A Prayer for Owen Meany” by John John Irving reeled me in: I am doomed to remember a boy with a wrecked voice…

You know the sort of friend who is always muddling up dates and tuning up late? Their heart is in the right place but their had is sometimes not. I’m afraid that’ sme today. But I’m still excited to be part of Riley’s blog tour and to share the ‘secret’ Riley told me when I…