I am so grateful to every one who supported and encouraged me while I was doing my poetry course. So as my first "write" post I thought I'd share the piece from the course that I am most happy with. Thanks everyone, Jodie Buffalo Springs in NW Victoria actually has no buffalo at … Continue reading Buffalo Springs
nourishment
One question I often get asked, especially in this season of life, is "how do you find time to write?" For me it always an odd question. I find it confusing that people need to ask that. In fact it is comparable with "how do you find time to get dinner on the table everyday?" … Continue reading nourishment
mummy blogger
Do you sometimes listen to yourself speak, and as you listen you hear your true heart and it surprises you? I hear this in the way I speak. I talk about my friend who has published a novel, and then refer to myself self-deprecatingly as a "mummy-blogger". It show me that in my heart I … Continue reading mummy blogger
kin women
One thing I really struggle with in my rather full (of kiddie stuff) days, is finding opportunities to write. I have been invited by a wonderful group of women to contribute to the kinwomen blog. This gives me not just opportunity but impetus. Today's post is over at kinwomen.com, so go there and check it … Continue reading kin women
the half-written post
I have a number of posts that sit in my draft box, half-written, sometimes even fully written but I couldn't find a photo, or a great last line. I have a number of ideas for blog posts written on scraps of paper that float around my desk, my car and my house. Sometimes the ideas … Continue reading the half-written post
blank pages (… or how dare I?)
After the last post declaring that I am indeed a writer, I have oscillated back and forth with belief, and then doubt in my own abilities. To the point where the fear has paralysed me and stopped me from writing this post. I recently found this quote and it resonated strongly with me: "To create, … Continue reading blank pages (… or how dare I?)