I’m very excited because this week I head south to my annual writing retreat with authors Leisl Leighton and Marnie St Clair. This will be our 9th retreat (although during covid we had to pivot to online). We’ve been doing it so long we’ve well and truly got our rhythm which makes for a wonderful…
Writing
Time Lapse and the Art of Deception
I’m currently in Hobart, Tasmania for the RWA national conference as I’m presenting a wokshop: Art of Deception. I’m really excited about this workshop and hope attendees get a lot out of it. My workshop explores how to write a killer plot twist – examining illusionists’ techniques, exploring tools such as Red Herrings, MacGuffins and…
Hobart (un)Prepared
Next week I’m off to Hobart (in Tasmania) for the national Romance Writers of Australia conference. It’s pretty cold down there (hopefully I’ll see snow topped mountains), but it’s usually not as cold as home in Canberra. At least I have all the warm weather gear I will need, especially as I am not staying…
Travel post-covid
I feel like all I have done since March 2020 is cancel travel plans, reschedule, only to cancel again. It’s no surprise that the anticipation of upcoming travel has lost its thrill – I certainly don’t expect travel to happen until I am well enroute. It’s no surprise I felt the same way about making…
New writing year starts
For a long time, I have considered September to be the start of my writing year. I reset my writing goals, set a plan for what I want to achieve each month (this is specifically for my manuscript) and a general list of other things I want to achieve (these are writing related). The reason…