I’ve been thinking about daily writing goals. There seem to be so many different approaches: write for a minimum of xx minutes write a minimum of xx words the words can be draft the words must be polished I like this quote by Arthur Hailey… I set myself 600 words a day as a minimum…
Articles from January 2018
Canberra: Tidbinbilla
Tidbinbilla is one of my favourite places to go. At Tidbinbilla you can go bushwalking, picnic and see lots of animals in the wild. Tidbinbilla Nature Reserve sits at the northern end of the Australian Alps (National Heritage listed) and was gazetted as a nature reserve and national park in 1971. About 45 minutes from…
My Excuse Monday
Poking fun at the but in all of us… Reprinted with permission of Sam Morrison
New story
A new year and a new story. It’s always fun to start something new, but this story in particular is really exciting because I’ve had this idea percolating for over 5 years. I’m not too far into it, because I’m a plotter, so I’ve spent some time over the last 10 days making notes and…
Canberra: #3 destination in the world 2018
According to Lonely Planet, the third “best in travel” city for 2018 is my home town of Canberra, Australian Capital Territory.The Canberra region is the traditional home of the Ngunnawal people. The first European settler (in the 1830s) in the district was Joshua John Moore who established a stock station called ‘Canberry’, thought to be…