Write What You Know

Write What You Know

Nov 25, 2024 | Writers

Years ago, when I first dabbled with the idea of writing fiction, I read Mark Twain’s advice to ‘write what you know’. However, I didn’t want to write about a former public relations manager, who lived with her family in suburbia, and enjoyed visiting art galleries,...
Living Slow

Living Slow

Sep 6, 2024 | Readers, Writers

During the past two months, I’ve experienced one of the busiest times of my life. Coordinating an overseas move to repatriate to Australia after sixteen years in Europe, and continuing to work while establishing new routines to live alternately in two countries have...
Dig Deep When it Hurts

Dig Deep When it Hurts

Feb 14, 2023 | Writers

Grief and intense sorrow are emotions we all experience in our lives. They can leave us feeling emotionally raw and overwhelmed, struggling to accomplish daily tasks. Several years ago, when I was heartbroken over a loved one’s serious illness, I put aside my writing...
The Scattergun Approach

The Scattergun Approach

Oct 17, 2022 | Readers

I’ve been jumping around like a jackrabbit when it comes to reading during the past year. One week I’m delving into The Europeans by Henry James then I’m switching centuries to read about modern-day émigrés in Janice Lee’s The Expatriates. I burrow into Renaissance...
Learning to Listen

Learning to Listen

Mar 27, 2022 | Readers

Several years ago, with the aim of increasing my daily steps, I purchased a monthly audiobook subscription. With my trainers laced up and earbuds in place, I strode down the street listening to Natasha Pulley’s fast-paced fantasy adventure The Watchmaker of Filigree...

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