Sometimes it’s the simple things that make you smile the most. Today, on this cold and rainy day, it’s porridge for lunch. Who said you can’t have porridge for lunch? It’s warm, it’s healthy, it’s filling. What’s not to love? Truth is I love breakfast for breakfast, or lunch, or dinner. Give me a ‘breakfast … Read more
Psychology has always interested me. I remember in Year 11 being enthralled in Psych class learning about psychoanalysis, cognitive therapy, dreams and the unconscious mind, and still today I find it interesting. Although I didn’t go onto study Psychology, part of me wishes I had. I find myself drawn to the way people think and act and I think … Read more
I have a bit of a love/hate relationship Twitter. I love the nuggets of information that pop up in my feed and the great connecting that takes place but I hate the way she sucks my valuable time when I could, and most likely should, be writing! However, more often than not there are times … Read more
What a week! The lead up to a holiday or long weekend always feels pretty full on, probably because you still have to fit a whole week into the shorter available time frame. But we made it. Here I sit nestled in our caravan, the noise of holiday makers mingling outside in the park and … Read more
I have a condition which I am sure many freelance article writers can relate to. Pitch Fever. This condition, as opposed to Fever Pitch, is developed when a fresh faced freelancer attempts to click ‘send’ on an email to an editor. Yesterday I once again was overcome with Pitch Fever as I nervously hovered my … Read more
As a writer I draw my inspiration from things around me. As Jon Bon Jovi once said, – “If you are open to it, there’s a song around you everyday.” The same is true for a story. Stories are all around us, we just need to write them – which is certainly easier said than … Read more
You certainly don’t need a lot to be a writer. A creative mind, stories to tell and a laptop is really all that is required. However, there are a few tools that can help in making the process a little easier. Here are a few of my favourites. Scrivener I was introduced to Scrivener … Read more
Yesterday the Australian Writers’ Centre announced open their Best Australian Blogs 2013 Competition. And I sucked up a huge bit of courage and entered this blog under the words/writing category. It may seem a little pointless entering a competition in which you have no hope in winning. It is not that I have such a … Read more
Today was a good day. I had some unexpected writing time so I sat down with my laptop and began tinkling away on my novel. I’m currently working on the novel I started during NaNoWriMo. Although I would love to have more words down than I do, I am actually quite happy with my progress. … Read more