Category Archives: On writing

Back in the saddle

Posted on April 16, 2014 by

Good news on the writing (procrastination) front! My 40,000-word MPhil dissertation was submitted on 19 March, with two external markers currently assessing it. I should hear back in late May as to what, if any (but likely), changes are required … Continue reading →

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Word counts, schmerd counts

Posted on May 21, 2013 by

It’s a good thing word counts are excellent motivators for so many writers I know, but I have to confess I hate them! And it might not be for the reason you think. Some writers live by their word counts; … Continue reading →

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What bringeth 2013?

Posted on January 19, 2013 by

Greetings, dear readers. It would appear the year of two thousand and thirteen has crept upon us. Great Scott and gadzooks! Agh, I’ve come over all faux 19th Century. It must be the research I’ve been doing on the costume … Continue reading →

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Review: The Darkest Shade of Grey

Posted on April 24, 2012 by

This novella, from Australian author Alan Baxter and published by the Red Penny Papers, takes the reader to one of Australia’s seediest locales for a visceral and discombulating journey through the disintegration of one man’s personal and working life. I … Continue reading →

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Egads! February already

Posted on February 10, 2012 by

Goodness. Last time I peeked, it was New Years! January evaporated without permission and left me stranded in February, with a whole year’s work ahead of me.  I did, however, manage to snatch three weeks of bliss in Tasmania; I … Continue reading →

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And the year rolls on

Posted on August 14, 2011 by

Like a freaking tombstone (a round one), crushing the will to write. Exhaustion seems to be the main culprit, oh, and that life-thief called Time. I have all kinds of story ideas passing through my grey matter, but none of … Continue reading →

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So this is Christmas

Posted on December 20, 2010 by

And what have you done? Another year over. A new one just begun. Yes, John Lennon was a very wise man. I cannot believe another year has buzzed past without even asking me if it was all right to disembark. … Continue reading →

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