Archives for 2013

Christmas Thank You

I’d like to take this opportunity to thank everyone across all my social media networks for their support and wisdom. Thank you to all the lovely people for RTs, MTs & faves, all greatly appreciated. A very big thank you to all the talented writers in my Triberr group. I’m very blessed to know you […]

Short Stop… Blog Hop

I’ve been tagged to take part in a blog hop by the fabulous  V. A. Givens  @VAGivens — definitely worth following on Twitter sharing words of inspiration, quotes, photos  and some laughs, too.  I’m always happy to answer questions so feel free to ask. So, here we go! What are You Writing?                          Right now I’m […]

The Temporal Dimension

Today we travel into the temporal dimension. Time. What is time? If we could travel back in time could we change the future? It’s a question writers have been asking for centuries. Should we strive to make time travel a reality? Is the idea of time as simple as a ticking clock? Does time tick […]

Purity of Hard Science Fiction

Today let’s gravitate  towards outer space and all things “Hard Science Fiction.” What makes science fiction “hard” and not “soft”? What is the definition for “Hard Science Fiction”? Can we say that Hard SF is more purely classified by scientific engineers who cite those books that are based on true scientific work and plausible technology? […]

Rules, Rhythm and Rhyme…

A principal of a school made a very fair and humbling comment as he introduced me to a school group. He mentioned that both of us had entered the same short story writing competition which had a Christmas theme. I wrote a piece that was, I think he might have liked to call it eccentric, […]

Gold Coast Writers Festival: The Authors in Schools Program

Last Friday I participated in The Gold Coast Writers Festival – a Celebration of Young Writers proudly presented by the Gold Coast Writers Association. The Authors in Schools Program On Friday authors presented workshops and talks to children in participating schools. I was lucky enough to attend the Surfers Paradise Primary School with two other […]