Poking fun at the but in all of us… Reprinted with permission of Sam Morrison
Articles from November 2018
Opening sentence
I was talking about the opening sentence of my novel with a writing friend recently. The conversation reminded me of an old post I wrote. It’s been a few years, but here it is: Thursday, March 17th, I spent the morning in anxiety, the afternoon in ecstasy, and the evening unconscious. “Risk” by Dick Francis…
Incredible Bird Calls
In my current manuscript I make a reference to the call of a kookaburra. I assumed (incorrectly as it turns out) the kookaburra would be one of our Aussie animals that everyone knew, like kangaroos or koalas – because of its call. Uh uh. It’s a shame, because we have so many unique bird calls…
My Excuse Monday
Poking fun at the but in all of us… Reprinted with permission of Sam Morrison
Spring Flowers
I love spring. Regular readers would know it’s my favourite season. One of the things I love in mid- to late-spring are the flowers. Our yard needs lots of work. It’s progressing very slowly but the little sections that have been finished look wonderful in spring. Here are some of the flowers from out front…