Hanoi: A Reading List
As I have been working on my book set in Hanoi, I have been trawling my bookshelves for some of my favourite books about (or set in) Hanoi, Vietnam
Category: All About Writing
A snapshot of my work in progress – Daughter of Hanoi
After posting about my writing goals on Monday (thanks to everyone that has dropped by to read it), I wanted to start sharing some of the stories behind the book…
New writing habits for 2019
This year I have decided not to get caught up in making any big resolutions. I am excited about 2019 but I know that resolutions and year-long plans are not…
How Nanowrimo made me a writer.
If you’re sitting on the fence about Nanowrimo, just do it. This post is about how doing Nanowrimo made me a writer.
Finding my writing mojo with a road trip and a pen
Despite my good intentions at the start of the year, I haven’t had nearly enough time to write and when I have sat down, I’ve struggled with writer’s block. I’ve…
New year, new approach
As I start the new year, I’m aiming for 30 minutes of writing and 30 minutes of exercise a day.
5 lessons from my Nanowrimo win
After 3 attempts, I finally won Nanowrimo this year, writing 50,000 words of a romantic, historical novel based in the Barossa. More importanly, I learned some great lessons about making time to write, finding a writing tribe and using Scrivener
On running and writing
In the last couple of months, while I’ve been very quiet on this blog, I have actually been doing a lot of writing – and next month, I’m about to…
Writing true stories
Last week, I decided that for Father’s Day, I would write a blog post about my Dad, who died almost 8 years ago. I sent a group message to my…
So many books, so little time (to write)!
At the beginning of the year, I did a great “Make Time to Write” course through the Australian Writer’s Centre. I very quickly realised that I was making too many…