This week I've been reflecting on why I post on my blog. I originally began this blog because I'm now a published author, and all of the best information sites suggested that it was important to blog "and get your writing out there in the world of social media."Obviously that's quite a self serving reason … Continue reading My Blog is my Soapbox
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Writing, Writing and Continuing to Dream
It's been busy. We've just come back from three weeks overseas in Canada and the US, and I'm about to launch back into my day job, while of course continuing to write.Hague Publishing has just sent the file of Frontier Incursion to the printer. It was released as an eBook in late September 2012, and … Continue reading Writing, Writing and Continuing to Dream
Creativity And Self Expression: Are We Crushing Them Out Of Our Girls With Pink?
I've been pondering a few things about creativity and self expression lately. If you've been following this blog you'll know that we recently went skiing in Whistler. On the first morning, I was sitting at the base of Whistler Mountain waiting nervously for my lesson. (For an explanation of the nervousness, see this post.) As I sat there, … Continue reading Creativity And Self Expression: Are We Crushing Them Out Of Our Girls With Pink?
After the First Published Book
Frontier Incursion was published at the end of 2012, and for the better part of the last fifteen months I've been writing nearly every day.When I began writing Frontier Incursion, I thought I'd finish the whole story in one book. After I'd written about 150,000 words I realised that I wasn't anywhere near the end at … Continue reading After the First Published Book
Reading, Writing and High school.
We have a son who has just finished his highschooling. As he waited for his exam results, I thought once again about the joy of reading. I love reading. It's a whole world of escape, excitement, beauty, thoughtfulness, joy and sadness that I can wander off in. We've had two kids go all the way … Continue reading Reading, Writing and High school.
Why Do I Like Audiobooks So Much?
I've noticed that people generally have a love/hate relationship with audiobooks. Being both a reader and a writer, I'm obviously a lover of books, and I definitely come down on the side of loving audiobooks.There are a number of reasons I enjoy them, but at this very moment, the major reason I'm enjoying an audiobook … Continue reading Why Do I Like Audiobooks So Much?
As I Sit
As I sit, I can hear a myriad of birds proclaiming their news to the world. In the background, the washing machine is ticking away, sloshing the dirt from our clothes, and every now and then, one of the dogs peers hopefully through the flyscreen, trying to entice me out of my writing chair and … Continue reading As I Sit
A Moment of Respite
“Come on you lazy thing!” Sarah extended a hand, and pulled Aaron the last few steps up the sloping granite rock face above the peppermint scrub. He dropped his pack beside hers, and the two of them turned towards the panorama spread out below. A small breeze flicked the hair escaping from under Sarah’s hat, … Continue reading A Moment of Respite
Sci-ku
I was perusing the NSW Writers Centre newsletter yesterday and was intrigued to find in the "Opportunities for Writers" section, a piece entitled "Can you Sci-ku?" If you have a look here, you'll find the RiAus, who describe themselves as "RiAus is Australia’s unique national science hub, promoting public awareness and understanding of science. At … Continue reading Sci-ku
Thoughts on Women in Media (or one of my hobby horses).
This week I read a fabulous blog piece by Cori Schumacher, a surfer and writer. You can read it here. It got me thinking again. Thinking about the way women are viewed in different cultures, and how even cultures that believe they are the most liberated, still seem to need to reduce women to the … Continue reading Thoughts on Women in Media (or one of my hobby horses).
Leonie Rogers 