Everyone should write. There, I’ve said it. Writing is so liberating and cathartic. It allows you to explore your thoughts and feelings, as well as those of others. With it you can imagine the future, and delve into the trenches of the past. Writing can be an escape, it allows…
Congratulations to the 13 amazing writers published in this imaginative new anthology – Villain or Hero?, edited by me! The idea for this anthology started at last year’s NBWG writers’ retreat, where a group of us were discussing how unfairly some characters had been represented and judged over time. The…
Oh my gosh, I have been so busy lately! Not only have I been preparing for my upcoming launch of When Dark Roots Hunt (pre-orders are welcome over here!), and doing copy edits for another new release (soon to be announced!), but I’ve been organising and judging the 2023 Northern…
Wow, what an exciting month it’s been reading all the entries for the inaugural Northern Beaches Writers’ Competition! As the 2022 Northern Beaches ‘Art & Words Project’, the competition invited writers to submit both a written entry of up to 2,500 words on the theme of ‘tree’, and an image…
It’s the first day of spring in Australia today, so what better time to launch my brand new on-demand writing and book creation courses! It’s been a long time in the making: inspiring writers and teaching them about their craft since 1991, working in the publishing industry since 1996, leading…
‘Tis the season to be jolly, or in the case of writers… the season to get creative and seek feedback on our endeavours! I know a lot of writers, and the vast majority of us look forward to this time of year, when we can step away from our usual…
Happy Book Day! Congratulations to all the fine writers included in the latest NBWG anthology, ‘Of Beasts & Butterflies’, launched on Saturday by our local Federal MP Zali Steggall! It’s an anthology of reimagined fairytales for a modern Australia, and I had the honour of being the anthology’s Editor-in-Chief, as…
