Book review: The Olive Sisters
The Olive Sisters by Amanda Hampson Penguin Books 2005 To write fantasy fiction, especially historical fantasy fiction, reading a wide...
Feb 17, 2021
Review: The Blue Rose by Kate Forsyth
Book review: The Blue Rose by Kate Forsyth Published 2019 by Vintage Books an imprint of Penguin Random House Australia “Moving between...
Jun 21, 2020
May readings - article round up
I have a varied handful of articles for you this month, everything from Instagram hashtags to Gaelic poems, to Gene Stratton-Porter. I'm...
Jun 7, 2020
Book Review: The Lost Pearl by Emily Madden
From Pearl Harbour to Sydney, a forgotten secret could unite a family - or destroy it.
May 31, 2020
Our Grandmother’s Voices
It interests me to see how thinking and worldview is shaped by major events. We think we’re all individuals, yet we’re also the outcome...
May 24, 2020
Love in the time of Cholera, Covid-19 and Social Distancing
Love is enjoying the company of others, accepting what they have to give us, their truths, and giving back truth and compassion in return.
Apr 5, 2020
Three slightly wacky writing ideas
I’ve thought long and hard for a good five minutes and come up with this list of wacky ideas for writing: where, how, and what to tap...
Jan 6, 2020
Heroines Festival - women writers writing womens stories
The Heroines Festival was held in the Thirroul Community Centre in September. A great little venue attached to the library and within...
Dec 15, 2019
Book Review: Stories to Read by Candlelight
Illustration by Erin-Claire Barrow Stories to Read by Candlelight is a collection of eight short stories written by Jean Lorrain a 19th...
Dec 8, 2019
Book review: The Dark Poet by Kathryn Gossow
It's #weloveourauthors month at Odyssey Books and I've been holding on to this review of The Dark Poet until it was Kathryn Gossow's turn...
Oct 20, 2019