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Friday Five…
So anyways, Miss 17 and I spent last weekend in Melbourne. There are still a few posts to come, but we had a great time. As I’ve probably mentioned before, she’s in her final year of school and the...
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Blogging like no one is reading…& something about reviews…
So anyways, it’s Wednesday- and that means a writing post…or a post about writing…or about something that I am writing…well, you get the idea. I’m also conscious, though, that I signed up earlier this...
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Friday Five… Starfish and Rainbows…
So anyways, as I write this, the rain is pouring down- both outside and through what must be a cracked roof tile in our ensuite. Yes- I’m sighing…for both the thought of what I know will be a lengthy...
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How to make…Butter Chicken in the slow cooker…
This is what it would look like if I was a food stylist. So anyways, I’m trying to cut back a little on my partition hours by taking Fridays off to take care of other business- ie work on my...
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More than 10 things to do with egg whites…
So anyways, sometime after the ice cream had gone into the churner and before it ended up on Miss 17, the floor, the wall and the dog, I asked the following question of my Facebook friends: Question...
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5 Podcasts for Writers…
So anyways, I’m drafting this as I wait for Miss T at maths tutoring. I have a seat outside the maths classroom at one of the local high schools- incidentally not the one she goes to. The memories it...
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Friday Five…and something about ambrosia salad
Summer drink with blur beach on background So anyways, I was walking along beside Homebush Bay the other lunchtime, when I burst out giggling. Giggling when walking alone probably isn’t the smartest...
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Something about self-delusion…
image courtesy of: deposit photos So anyways, this weeks theme for the confessional booth is lies…. I could say that I’m not a great liar, but that would be a lie. I’m very good at those little...
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Friday Five…and something about painting…and tennis…
So anyways, this week has been characterised by pain. The sort of pain that comes with sound effects. Muscle pain. More specifically muscle pain that comes from going up and down a step ladder a...
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Friday Five…desert island discs
So anyways, we got to talking in the partition this morning about desert island albums. You know the ones- those classic albums that if you were stranded on a desert island with access to power and a...
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Something about rules…
So anyways, this weeks topic for the confessional link up is rules- the ones you live (or don’t live) by. I don’t like rules. They form boundaries, structures and define responsibilities- all concepts...
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Something about writer’s block…
So anyways, I usually have my head in a number of different writing spaces: There’s the multiple head-spaces I use every day in the partition as I go from chaos to spreadsheet to meetings to policy...
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Friday Five- Ultimate Road Trip
So anyways, I learnt a few things this week. For example- did you know that bananas and humans share 60% of the same DNA. It must be true- it was in my OMG Fact of the Day calendar. In any case, it...
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Introducing Big Girls Don’t Cry
So anyways, my new manuscript, Big Girls Don’t Cry, left home the other day. I sent it off with a great big gulp of ‘is it ok?’ It’s now time for Nicola at ebookedit to wave her editorial magic wand...
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Friday Five…Canberra
Hotel Hotel So anyways, Mr T has been at home the last couple of weeks on leave. He’s been pottering around the house a bit, chauffeuring Miss T to and from school, preparing some yummy meals to come...
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Something about conferencing and cocktail parties…
So anyways, I’m off to Melbourne on Friday for the RWA Conference- Romance Writers of Australia. Yep, I’m one of them now- a romance writer. I’m looking forward to it- after all, it’s in Melbourne…of...
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Something about a structural edit…
So anyways, the structural edit has come back for Big Girls Don’t Cry. There’s work to be done- of course there is, but on the whole, I’m pretty happy. Thankfully Nicola, my editor, likes the story...
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Something more about conferencing…
So anyways, I mentioned in the confessional this time last week that I’m not really a conference person. After attending the Romance Writers of Australia Conference over the weekend, I’m re-thinking...
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Street Art…the update…
AC/DC Lane…of course So anyways, a trip to Melbourne wouldn’t be a trip to Melbourne without a street art update. This time, because I was in town for the Conference, I didn’t stray too far from the...
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Look up…
Ok, I used a lo-fi filter on this… So anyways, most of the time we wander around either focused on where we’re going, or looking down at the ground ahead of us. If you’re as clumsy as I am, that’s a...
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