To forget one’s ancestors is to be a brook without a source, a tree without a root. Chinese proverb It was a day when I felt a bit lost. For a number of reasons, I was…
for whatever we lose (like a you or a me) it’s always ourselves we find in the sea. e e cummings from ‘maggie and milly and molly and may’ It’s strange the places you can find…
Having asked the question about how to progress my writing of book reviews for the Australian Women Writer’s Challenge 2012, here are a few gems on writing book reviews, with suggestions on techniques including what to…
I have loved the phrase ‘book voyeurs’ since I read about it in the Guardian ages ago. David Barnett writes: I think it was Sarah Crown who first set me off. “Is it just me?” she…
If I summed up my life in one word at the minute, the word would be ‘contrasts’. So many contrasts, so many diverse experiences: temperatures, travel, people, locations, meals, seasons, time alone, time with others, visuals…
Some gems about gathering creative ideas and being productive: In ‘Capturing Your Creative Ideas‘, Victoria Smith outlines a range of strategies, both digital and non-digital, for capturing and organising creative ideas. As ‘ideas and creative inspirations…