In the pursuit to be GREAT storytellers most writers will discover a lot about themselves. The process or journey, whatever you choose to call it, in telling a great story can be difficult for some writers and easy for others, however, sometimes it’s a bit of both. I’d like to say the simple part is […]
Connect adventurously #Hiking in the Lamington National Park #Australia
February 19, 2016 by
Connect adventurously…Yesterday my daughter, her partner and I hiked the Illinbah Circuit. It’s a 16.6 km hike in the Lamington National Park. It has a recommended walk time of 8 hours. The track’s classification is a class 5 hike. A class five is categorised like this: Steep track with irregular surface and loose stones […]
The Nature of Things. #Writing #NaturePhotoChallenge
February 1, 2016 by
Recently I participated in a nature challenge on Facebook. I was nominated by a beautiful friend who lives in America. The challenge was to post one original nature photo each day for 7 days and nominate another photographer each day to also participate. All photos were taken by me. Some on the iPhone and some […]
What is creativity? #WritingWithColour #Children
January 24, 2016 by
Someone once said to me, “Anyone can tell stories.” And that’s true. I’ve spoken at many schools about each of us being storytellers in some form. When I conduct workshops for children giving them the task of creating a character and then developing a story they always rise to the challenge. I am continuously astounded […]
Fresh New Take On #UrbanFantasy. Who’s Afraid?
January 7, 2016 by
Today I have someone very special for you to meet. I first met Maria Lewis at a literary luncheon and we continued to stay in contact with each other. As Maria nears the release of her debut novel I thought it was time for you all to meet this wonderful young woman. An interview with […]
Emerging playwright? What I have learned. #Feedback
December 15, 2015 by
This year I decided to write my first one-act play. I had no prior experience in writing a play for the stage. To be honest, I had to Google what a “one-act” play was all about. I had written several feature films and had my first short film script accepted into a international film festival, […]
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