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The Freeze-up for Sensitive-types on Social Media
Here's the conundrum: you want to enjoy using social media but find it somehow unnerving. What if you're reliant on reading cues,...

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Jul 16, 20202 min read


A Constant Trembling of Truth — The Nitty-gritty of Narrative
A rumbling sometimes too quiet to hear, a trembling foundation, constant — like the Earth's movements far underground — human behaviour gets

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Jul 8, 20202 min read


Courage & Embarrassment: The Dynamic Duo
I'm mortified when I think back to the terrible state of the first draft of my first manuscript being read by my good friend (who...

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Jun 29, 20202 min read


Favourite Five Australian Writing Podcasts
I tuned in ... and got hooked. People with passion for books and writing are on two sides of the publication line: those who have walked...

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Jun 13, 20202 min read


Charles Dickens Chickens — Did He Have Self-doubt?
Modern day lingo shortens famous people's names: Jennifer Lopez ... J.Lo Brad & Angelina ... Brangelina Charles Dickens ... Chickens...

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Jun 13, 20201 min read


The Write Time
I couldn't make time to write, so I stole it. Firstly from evening TV watching time, then social media time, then time lost due to an...

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Jun 13, 20202 min read
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