Dymocks Brisbane Are Super Helpful
I was at Dymocks bookshop in Brisbane CBD last weekend, searching for comp titles for my work in progress novel (currently called Love and Distraction but likely to be renamed…
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2 July 2024
The End Of The Beginning
I’m approaching the end of the beginning with Love And Distraction. I’ve just completed the seventh draft, taken the ritual scrivener snapshot and now I’m putting it down for a…
26 June 2024
5 Pieces of Essential Kit For Aspiring Writers
I've never published any of my own work, so I’m in no position to give any form of writing advice to anyone. And completely ignoring my lack of qualifications to…
25 June 2024
Every Book I’ve Ever Read
I’ve been reading novels since I was about 10 years old. That’s over forty years of reading. I’ve recent recorded every book I’ve ever read into GoodReads. It was an…
18 June 2024
You Can Never Go Home Again
You can never go home again A quote, a misquote and a misattribution. In 1940 Thomas Wolfe (not this Tom Wolfe) wrote ‘You Can’t Go Home Again', a novel about…
11 June 2024
5 Heart-Stopping Romantic Novels That Aren’t Romances
Romance has two strict genre rules. Firstly, the love story must be central to the story. Although there can be interweaving subplots, the story is about the protagonists and their…
4 June 2024
Love And Distraction
I’ve recently finished the sixth draft of Love And Distraction, although the notion of discrete drafts is becoming increasingly inaccurate. This draft was a return to structural edits. After a…
29 May 2024
Nature Writing
I recently attended a nature writing course, and I took the opportunity to rework the midpoint of my work in progress, Love and Distraction. In this scene, the protagonists, Perry…
28 May 2024
My Emotion Thesaurus Is Falling Apart
I’ve only had my Emotion Thesaurus for three months and it’s falling apart. An invaluable resource is deteriorating before my eyes. I shall miss it when it's gone. I shall…
21 May 2024
What Happens When Two People With ADHD Meet
When yellow paint is mixed with blue paint, then green paint is made. When antimatter and matter collide, they annihilate each other. When a positive charge meets a negative charge,…
14 May 2024