NaNoWriMo is upon us
And I haven't a thing to wear! I debated about joining NaNoWriMo this year. I've only successfully completed it once and that was four years ago. Pros of joining include [...]
Happy Halloween
Australians don't really celebrate Halloween so it's been quite something to be in Canada during this festive season. Shop shelves were stacked with Halloween costumes or decorations (which were also, [...]
Honestly, I haven’t abandoned my blog
It's been far too long between posts so here's a quick recap of what's been happening over the past few months and where things are headed. My partner and I [...]
Romance maligned yet again
I went to a couple of sessions at the Perth Writers Festival on the weekend. In the past, I've rarely found much that I wanted to see, mostly because there [...]
Three things performances (and stories) need
The Perth International Arts Festival is on at the moment and I’ve been to see a few shows. There have been fireworks, lots of drums, voyeurism and interesting ideas, colours [...]
Abandon all hope, ye who enter February
I should know that February is not a good time to get anything done. It's summer, there are festivals on, friends have birthdays, I have a birthday, and it also [...]
From 0 to American Psycho: how I rate violence in books
Recently, I put out a request on Twitter for some really dark m/m fiction. I wanted to see what was out there. A recommendation came back with the tag line [...]
Creature Feature: Bunyip
Bunyip, kianpraty, yowie...just some of the names to describe the beast that lurks within the swamps and billabongs of the Australian outback. The bunyip is a creature of Aboriginal myth [...]
Five things I’m learning about how I write
There are some days when I'm in a real funk about writing so I've put this list together of what helps get me going, what tricks I can do to overcome the dreaded blank page.
Three reasons we love a happy ending
I’ve been thinking a bit about why we love a happy ending so here are my three reasons why it's so.