Setting Up 2024
Annual goal setting is one of my favourite things to do. Wow, that came out a lot dorkier than I was expecting. But I can’t lie. I really enjoy looking…
How To ‘Do’ Social Media When You Don’t ‘Do’ Social Media
Are you someone who would say they’re ‘on’ social media but then again you’re not really ‘on’, you’re more just having a squiz? And do you ever think, “I should…
How I Write A First Draft – Part 2
In How I Write A First Draft Part 1 I looked at Step 1 - Daydreaming and Step 2 - Free Writing. Now it's time to pull things into order…
Monthly Review – July
July was... amazing. - I pushed really hard early July to get an application ready for The Richell. - I applied for a launch party at Writers SA and was…
3 Tools I Use To Plot My Novel
I started noting my novel writing process last month which has actually been really insightful as I start to put the bones down for my next book. So I've had…
Monthly Review – June
June was… hefty. I had a list that looked like this… Hone the first three chapters of Saving Sally Jenkins Start writing Chapter Overview for Saving Sally Jenkkins Start writing…
How I Write A First Draft – Part 1
I’ve broken this up into several posts as it’s not a short process but this is how I get my first (very rough) draft down. Step One - Day DreamingBefore…
Monthly Review – May
It’s funny how one month can look so different to another. I had a couple of months there where everything felt hopeless and I wondered why I do what I…
What Does My Work Day Look Like?
Whenever I listen to writers talking about their process the main thing I want to know is what their day looks like. What time do they wake up? Do they…
Monthly Review – April
I’m not going to lie, my March slump continued a little bit into an April slump. I ended up having about a six week break but it did mean by…