I've said this before and I'll say it again: my creativity well needs refilling on a regular basis. Sometimes it's easy to focus on producing all the time -- more words, more efficiency, more discipline, more more more. It's easy to forget to stop and reflect and breathe in life, embrace experiences, learn new things. … Continue reading Songweaving on retreat
Zigzag
Today I bring you two very different images from my journeys through Spain a few years ago, inspired by the latest WordPress weekly photo challenge theme, which is ZIGZAG. The featured image (above) is from the Alcazar (palace) in Seville. It's a simple staircase descending into a tiled foyer, but I've always loved the angles … Continue reading Zigzag
Relic
Phillip Island is one of my happy places -- although I don't seem to get down there nearly often enough these days. On one of my first solitary writing weekends on the island, I took a walk along the beautiful southern coast to discover the wreck of the SS Speke in the picturesque Kitty Miller … Continue reading Relic
Dog and cat shenanigans – dinnertime
7pm. I get up and hover in the kitchen, eye the two sleeping animals (one cat, one dog) on the sofa. Who's hungry? I say. Two little heads lift, ears twitching, eyes lighting up. Meow, says the devilcat. The puppy (visiting) just looks excited. The devilcat is off the sofa first... Meow! Yes! Feed meeee! … Continue reading Dog and cat shenanigans – dinnertime
Word of the day: Gluggy
This week I used the word GLUGGY in one of my facebook groups, only to be informed by one of my friends in the group that he didn't know the word and had to look up its meaning. Upon further discussion it turned out gluggy is not a word used often in North America. I … Continue reading Word of the day: Gluggy
A few convention highlights – Continuum X
I spent the past long weekend at Continuum X -- this year's Australian national speculative fiction convention, where fans and writers and authors gather together to chat about science fiction, fantasy, horror and other related topics. It was held at Melbourne's Intercontinental Hotel at Rialto, a fairly classy venue as these things go. About the … Continue reading A few convention highlights – Continuum X
The ultimate house extension
An extra room has magically been added to your home overnight. The catch: if you add more than three items to it, it disappears. How do you use it? As blog prompts go, this one is pretty fun! My first thought was a beanbag, me and a book. But that's rather pointless, really. Why have … Continue reading The ultimate house extension
Harnessing creativity at Conflux Writers Day
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
Songweaving solo and not solo
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
Inspiration in silver
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
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