Thanks to the wonderful Victorian Writers' Centre, I received a fellowship which allows me three months in a studio in Glenfern, St Kilda - a gorgeous heritage house. Seventy percent of my Doctor of Creative Arts will be fiction, and so - I have begun the novel. As this is the first time since I was … Continue reading What I’m learning about my writing process
Self-indulgence
Observations, rants, fun stuff, links…
LiteraryMinded is wearing a party hat
This here blog turns three today. With an average of two to three posts a week since its inception, I feel like celebrating! I was going to do a retrospective, but I usually do those at year's end, so I won't, but please wander back though the archives and see how she has grown. Tonight … Continue reading LiteraryMinded is wearing a party hat
Show me your spines (some books in the 'tower of hope')
Books I've been sent or given in the past few weeks: And then I still haven't gotten to: or: (the Roald Dahl books I plan to re-read). And these are really only the fairly recent additions to the 'tower of hope'. Currently reading: ...and a couple of others on my bedside table. You can see how hard … Continue reading Show me your spines (some books in the 'tower of hope')
Frustration/inspiration
Frustration and inspiration. Sometimes one even bleeds into the other. I wrote a novel manuscript in a time of frustration, the first draft in just 12 weeks, as I saw it as a kind of 'golden ticket', a way through and out of my situation. Though it wasn't (a way out) in the end - the … Continue reading Frustration/inspiration
Turbulence
A conversation with the self: ‘Here we go.' 'Of course.' 'It’s normal, don’t worry’. 'But this swoop in my chest!' ‘It’s just anxiety, you’re dizzy, it’s nothing. It’s just a bit windy out.’ ‘But what of this pressure. I have no control. I can’t feel my face. Oh God.’ ‘When you think about it, it … Continue reading Turbulence
Miss LiteraryMinded: illustrated
My lovely friend Genna Campton is a wonderful illustrator, and she has begun a series of illustrations of blogs/bloggers she likes to read, or that interest her. Her second in the series is... me! I love the book page background, and the dual Angelas - one looking up from the book at you, the other captured … Continue reading Miss LiteraryMinded: illustrated
Ehh *crunch, crunch* what’s up, doc?
So… that ‘big announcement’ I’ve been banging on about! On 15 March I start a Doctor of Creative Arts through the University of Western Sydney. I’ll be working on fiction, more than likely a novel, alongside a great deal of reading and research (which will inform the fiction). I’ll give you a brief outline of … Continue reading Ehh *crunch, crunch* what’s up, doc?
One of those weeks
With the frantic busyness of work, and the preparations for both Perth Writers Festival (this week) and the Format Festival Academy of Words (in Adelaide, in a few weeks) I’m a bit behind in Blogland. I've been reading plenty but have had no time to write up reviews, and I haven’t sent out much to guest reviewers, … Continue reading One of those weeks
A Valentine to writing (and the moment)
I want to say: don't make yourself small. Then, the temptation to make your world bigger when it should be honed. Other people's pain that will become stories. Pain to come. People picking things off you, and censorship (it's not about you). (We will always make it about ourselves - that writer has seen behind the … Continue reading A Valentine to writing (and the moment)
‘Obsolescence’ (an extract)
My short story 'Obsolescence' is the story representing the country of Norway (and the city of Bergen) in The Lifted Brow 6: Atlas. There are stories, songs, poems, illustrations and limericks representing every country in the world in this amazing, ambitious issue (book + 2 CDs). I'm so happy to be among contributors like Eddy Current … Continue reading ‘Obsolescence’ (an extract)
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