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The Word Writers Fair, Adelaide, 2010

I should have promoted this sooner. Never mind – there’s still time for South Australian writers to attend the first Word Writers Fair in Adelaide tomorrow, 21st August 2010. (Just make sure you vote in the federal elections first!) This special event is free. All you have to do is rock up at Tabor Adelaide, [...]

I’m back: Editing my novel

I’m back! It has been a while since my last entry here. Sorry about that. I’ve been a little overwhelmed with life for a while now, but things seem to be getting back on track again, one step at a time. I have several large projects on the go which are taking – no – [...]

Review: Nights in the asylum

Book review: Nights in the asylum by Carol Lefevre It was suggested by my supervising lecturer that I read this novel. Last week we had the author as the guest speaker at our regular fortnightly seminar. These are usually critiquing sessions where we try to help each other with the novels we are each writing [...]

Book review: Himalayan Adventures

My supervising lecturer recently gave me this book to read. She thought it could be of some use in the writing of my children’s novel which is also set in Nepal. Himalayan Adventures written by Penny Reeve is a charming little book (of only 96 pages) which deals with various aspects of life in Nepal. [...]

Writing critique groups

Over recent days I have been working hard on editing and rewriting my novel for children. I am going over every word and sentence, making each one earn its place in the finished work. Some words were deleted. Some were added to make the text flow or to add to the meaning. Yesterday I presented [...]