Panels are extraordinary opportunities to explore ideas with people who are currently working in the industry. It’s particularly compelling when group panels at conventions of this kind are presented and include panel members who are involved in various types of professions in the industry. The panels I like to create, tend to add another artist […]
A Screenwriting kind of way. #writers #festivals #competitions
May 4, 2018 by
Some of you might know I received a commendation for Best Unproduced Screenplay at the British Independent Film Festival last month. You can find the logline under awards on the BIFF website here Yes, a fantastic achievement both as a writer and as a female writer. But this is where the work begins if the […]
Creative chat: How do we deal with rejection and disappointment?
February 6, 2018 by
I’d like to provide some clarity on success and failure. I’ve received my first rejection for the year. See, I do receive rejections too! REJECTED I think it’s important that writers, creatives and artists view these situations as steps forward and not back. Myself, having studied counselling, community services and now social welfare, working both […]
A writing project in #8words by Queensland Writers Centre #change #love #home #play
November 23, 2017 by
Do you have an #8wordstory busting to get out? What would you write about? Which category/prompt would you be writing about? #change #love #home or #play Southport I was very grateful to judge Nick Earls for selecting my story to be broadcast on the GOA digital billboards in Brisbane and on the Gold Coast. […]
Trust in the crazy moments #BeingAFearlessCreative #TheAbstract
June 10, 2017 by
Creating something that the viewer understands can be even more powerful in the abstract form. But it’s no easy task. The elegant balance of creating something that viewers will be intrigued by but also understand is the challenge. However, I’m a great believer on not planning everything in a creative concept. And the reason is? […]
Be a Writer of Relevance. #Diversity #GlobalCommunity
October 16, 2016 by
E-motions… all writers should understand the affective state of consciousness, happiness, fear, hate, gratitude, desire, denial etc., to the best of their ability. One of the reasons I chose the studies in counselling and now in families and community service is so I have a devoted understanding of the framework of human development, vulnerability and […]
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