For those of us Down Under the end of winter is here (well, it will be in two days). My favourite season is about to begin. I struggle to sit at my desk in spring – I want to be out in the warming weather, longer days, flowering plants, singing birds…you get the idea. I’ve…
Writing
My Excuse Monday
Poking fun at the but in all of us… Reprinted with permission of Sam Morrison
My Excuse Monday
Poking fun at the but in all of us… Reprinted with permission of Sam Morrison
Self-contradicting rules of writing
These rules are collected from William Safire’s October 7 and November 4, 1979 “On Language” columns in The New York Times: Remember to never split an infinitive. A preposition is something never to end a sentence with. The passive voice should never be used. Avoid run-on sentences they are hard to read. Don’t use…
Conference week
Every year I head off to the Romance Writers of Australia conference in August. This is that week. I always see the conference as a “recharge of my writing well”. I meet up with friends who I only get to see face to face each year in August and attend workshops with “aha” moments and…