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Helpful Writing Sites and Blog Posts – September 2010 Edition
The end of the month is here, so it’s time for my monthly round-up of helpful writing sites and blog posts. The Writing Process Stories That Cross Borders and Boundaries Tips for writing multicultural...
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Helpful Sites November 2010 edition + NaNoWriMo Results!
I have to start this post by yelling very loudly “I DID IT!” I reached 50,000 words on the 30th November (today) at 4.10pm Australian time. I’d actually fallen behind my word goal the last few days,...
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An Exercise in Pitch Writing
I’ve been working on my pitch for my YA fantasy novel this past week and I couldn’t help feeling my pitch wasn’t hooking the way I wanted it too. So I came up with a little exercise to help inspire me...
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Blog Award
I’m posting a little later this week than I intended (there goes my New Years Resolution to blog consistently on the same day each week). I just got back from a little getaway with my husband to...
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A Farmer’s Night Before Christmas
I got inspired to write this a couple of weeks ago and thought it would make a nice Christmas present for all my blog readers. By coincidence, this morning I came across a post on Susanna Hill’s blog...
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Can’t Wait to Meet You
With less than two weeks until I’m due to give birth and less than two weeks until my eldest child starts school, my mind has been thinking of little else than getting organised for both these...
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Top 5 Reasons Why I Write
1. If I didn’t write my head would probably explode. My head is always so full of ideas I just need to get them down on paper. 2. It is a great emotional release. I don’t know how I would have got...
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The Halfway Mark for 12 x 12!
As of the end of June the 12 x 12 in 2012 challenge will have reached the halfway mark. To celebrate, 12 x 12 creator, Julie Hedlund, is hosting a blog party where participants can share their progress...
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Photo a Day Challenge
Has anyone else heard of the ‘Photo a Day’ challenge. It’s run by FatMumSlim who can be found on Facebook and Twitter or on her blog fatmumslim.com.au. I’ve seen many people on my Facebook friends list...
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Dashing Through the School
To wish everyone a merry Christmas and happy new year (I’m getting in early as I know I’ll be super busy once school finishes tomorrow) I’ve got a present for you all! Here’s a little story I cooked up...
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