A Year Well Spent
Tomorrow I’m doing a reading at the last session of the Advanced Year of the Novel. This is a year long course, presented by Andrea Goldsmith, and run by the Victorian Writer’s Centre. I am a...
View ArticleThe Rocky Road to Publication – (1) Writing the Novel
This is the first post of a series about getting a novel published in Australia, based on personal experience with my upcoming book, Brumby’s Run. First you must finish your story. Agents and...
View ArticleRelease of Brumby’s Run
With the release of Brumby’s Run just a few hours away, I’ve decided to give this blog over to some shameless self-promotion. For those of you in south-east Victoria, the regional launch of Brumby’s...
View ArticleSunday with Margareta Osborn
Today I have my friend Margareta Osborn visiting. I’ll let you in on a secret. If it wasn’t for Margareta dragging me along to the RWA Conference last year, I wouldn’t have pitched Brumby’s Run to...
View ArticleRWA Conference 2012
I’ve spent the last few days at the RWA Conference, held this year on the Gold Coast. This conference offers some remarkable opportunities for new and emerging writers, not least of which are the pitch...
View ArticleBrumby’s Run – Melbourne Writer’s Festival Launch
Yesterday saw Brumby’s Run launched by Andrea Goldsmith at the Melbourne Writer’s Festival. For me, the day was the culmination of a fraught and fascinating journey. What a marvellous moment – to...
View ArticleA Year Well Spent
Tomorrow I’m doing a reading at the last session of the Advanced Year of the Novel. This is a year long course, presented by Andrea Goldsmith, and run by the Victorian Writer’s Centre. I am a...
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