Category Archives: Writing

Unearthing the Path to a Finished First Draft

For too long I’ve been stymied by where my novel is going.  Rather than a work-in-progress it has become a labyrinthine obstacle course designed by a paranoid mouse.  There is no sign of logical design. Path-markers, once clear and distinct, … Continue reading

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The Preciousness of Prints in Altered Books

Well, I’m into my fifth day of the Castlemaine State Festival and have had quite a few folk come into the studio to chat and watch me work.  I have to admit it was daunting, at first.  As another printmaker … Continue reading

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The Chains of Love

It’s saddening to realise the only social occasions I’ll have attended this week are funerals.  On Tuesday, it was my close friend’s mother I said farewell and safe journey to, and today it will be a dear old gent I … Continue reading

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Towards a Calamitously Calm Christmas

This time of year is rarely smooth sailing for me, more like continuously tacking back and forth between thoughts and tasks.  Add to that some pernickety health issues and there’s more calamity than there is calm. Even so, I’m still … Continue reading

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Stepping Back

It’s been a while, I know, but there are times when living life takes precedence over writing about it.  Never one for having a single project on the go at any one time, I’ve been busy on several endeavours, in … Continue reading

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