Nathan Shepherdson says... I don't really have a particular place to write. I've lived at the Glass House Mountains since 1991. It's about one hour north of Brisbane. It is farming community (parts semi-rural/residential) with a collection of small national parks. The main crops are strawberries, pineapples, macadamias, avocados and custard apples. (Pineapples used to … Continue reading Nathan Shepherdson's Literary Space – Emerging Writers' Festival special #4
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Feeling a little drawn…
http://www.xtranormal.com/players/jwplayer.swfhttp://www.xtranormal.com/players/embedded-xnl-stats.swf N.B. I chose a British accent simply because the Australian one could not pronounce some of the words. And cheers to Overland and Meanjin for bringing this site to my attention. Now, to some links for the week... Happy Mother's Day! My Mum is amazing and I love her to bits, but for something … Continue reading Feeling a little drawn…
Stu Hatton's Literary Space – Emerging Writers' Festival Special #3
Stu Hatton says... Where do I write? Pretty much everywhere. Quite often I'll be sitting in the study in our apartment. Desk, computer, chaotic piles of paper, the to-do list that never gets done. This is where 'serious' writing and editing happens. But I try to get away from the computer as much as I … Continue reading Stu Hatton's Literary Space – Emerging Writers' Festival Special #3
The Independent Type + other bobs
'Ello Guvna! * Yesterday I checked out The Independent Type exhibition at the State Library of Victoria. If you're a word-nerd you will probably enjoy it as much as I did. Highlights were Marcus Clarke's notebook (c. 1853) where I could make out the line 'A great deal of middling intellect'; Henry Handel Richardson's gorgeous … Continue reading The Independent Type + other bobs
Stephanie Convery's Literary Space – Emerging Writers' Festival special #2
Stephanie Convery says... The picture you see of my study was taken standing at the window looking in. It's on the detached side of a semi-detached terrace, and the window looks out onto a fence, a gate, a tiny path, a garden bed full of succulents and a lot of sky. It lets in the … Continue reading Stephanie Convery's Literary Space – Emerging Writers' Festival special #2
Peace, EWF & 'Helloooo, my name is Number One…'
First of all, happy ANZAC Day. It's great to take some time to think about the young soldiers who have been sacrificed for our country, and the sadness of war - conflict, power, greed. I know that books and films have been beneficial to my knowledge and understanding of war, and of nationalism, patriotism (the genuine, the … Continue reading Peace, EWF & 'Helloooo, my name is Number One…'
Kirk Marshall's Literary Space – Emerging Writers' Festival special #1
Kirk Marshall says... For my part - and in this forum for intimate, writerly expression - I've got to openly submit here to conceding that for the longest time I've resented the contention that a tactile, geographical environment impacts on the quality of an author's work. I do, however, freely and cordially embrace the notion … Continue reading Kirk Marshall's Literary Space – Emerging Writers' Festival special #1
Creative flaccidity
It doesn't happen often, but I'm feeling a bit that way today. And it's frustrating. Because I only really have a few hours on the weekend to work on fiction. I tapped out about 1000 words of 90s novel, but they weren't very inspired. They were limp and floppy. Hopefully next weekend will be better. … Continue reading Creative flaccidity
The silver set and the beautiful people
(Yes, I've changed the format of my titles, it's not a boo-boo). I attended the Summer Read Awards at the State Library yesterday afternoon (winner I am Melba, Ann Blainey), and was still surprised (but shouldn't be) to hear that most of the voters were of the silver set - and voted by snail mail … Continue reading The silver set and the beautiful people
Let's Have a Conversation
Good-weekend lit-lovelies, Check out the crowd in the reading room! You can view some more pictures from The Death Mook launch here. This was absolutely the highlight of my week. I had to have a few wines before reading to deal with the nerves, damn them, and because there was such a big crowd! Dion and Lisa … Continue reading Let's Have a Conversation
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