KAE I have made a grave mistake. We came north with such high hopes, Effu and I. We two together were going to conquer the world and make a fortune doing it. "Opportunities abound in the north," someone said. Who said it? I cannot remember. It doesn't matter. They lied. All I have encountered in the … Continue reading D&D Chronicles: More death and some vengeance
On Saturday I attended the inaugural Conflux Writers Day -- a day of short talks and workshops on various aspects of writing, held in Canberra. Organised by the Conflux team, headed up by Australian SF author Nicole Murphy, the Conflux Writers Day was also the prelude to the annual Aurealis Awards, which are Australia's premier … Continue reading Harnessing creativity at Conflux Writers Day
I've been experimenting with my voice recently. My singing voice, that is. It all started when I got talked into participating in a "Singing Solo" workshop as a spin-off to SoulSong -- the community choir I joined last year. I don't have aspirations to sing solo. For one thing, no matter what anyone says, I … Continue reading Songweaving solo and not solo
My main creative achievement for this week has been a new opening scene for project WIP. Not precisely what I was planning to do, but fun nonetheless. It came about because I was writing some notes about the middle of the book, sharpening objectives, motivations, stakes and so forth, trying to figure out where and how to … Continue reading Sunday journal ~ new opening scene
My March reading experience has been rather interesting. I kicked it off with a read-through of the messy first draft of mine own work in progress. I ploughed through a good chunk of it during a retreat weekend at the start of the month, then finished it off over the ensuing week. I've already discussed … Continue reading March reading: psychics, farmers and superhumans
I didn't realise until the past couple of weeks just how much I like silver. I've had some tucked away inside a display cabinet for about 10 years. Mostly silver plate, it came from my grandmother's collection when she died, a few items I picked up after the more impressive pieces were selected by the elder … Continue reading Inspiration in silver
With an armful of devilcat (making it hard to type), I am happy to report a strong showing on the writing/revision front this week. I enjoyed reading through my writing journals (mostly) and have been thinking deeply about what needs to be done with this book -- and how I'm going to do it. I'm … Continue reading Sunday journal ~ keep it true
This week's photo challenge theme is REFLECTION. Sometimes I need to get away from the world in order to give myself the time and space to REFLECT and focus on writing. It may be because I've reached a tricky bit and I need to think, or it may be I've lost touch with the story … Continue reading REFLECTION three ways
We return to the tale of my 1993-1994 Great Adventure, which sees me arrive in London, England, for the first time. There I am, wide-eyed and breathless, early 20s and fresh-faced, let loose in one of the grandest old cities in the world... (The Travelling in the 90s series of posts features extracts from my … Continue reading Travelling in the 90s – London!
I'm contemplating a regular (semi-regular?) Sunday journal post, in which I muse briefly on recent creative endeavours and/or achievements. If it gets too boring, I'll stop, but let's see how we go... This past week I finished reading through the messy first draft of the novel I've been working on for the past, er, while. … Continue reading Sunday journal ~ rhythm
Ellen Gregory 