Recently, I’ve been in the doubtful doldrums with my writing. Previously eloquent passages seem flat, and my light turn of phrase now turns my stomach. Happily, my wife bought me…
My work in progress novel, Love and Distraction, is a romance which takes place over series of meditation classes. There are heaps of non-fiction books written about meditation, and a…
Two years ago I was a overstimulated stress jelly. One mental health care plan, multiple psychologist appointments, six months of denial, and two psychiatrist appointments later, and I’ve been diagnosed…
I’ve removed a heap of scenes from Love And Distraction and added some others, in response to Ally Blake’s feedback, which was great and on point. Unfortunately, I don’t like…
My favourite books of all time. These 200 books would be worth anyone's time to read. It's personal: it's just my opinion and my only qualification to write this list…
Solitary retreats - all alone with nowhere to go, doing nothing with nobody. It’s simple in concept and simple in execution. Hire a place, go there, don’t invite anyone else,…
Of all the darlings I’ve had to kill over the course of the edits, this is the biggest; I have to rename Softening. My work in progress has been called…
I entered this piece for February’s Right Left Write short story competition run by Queensland Writers Centre. It’s been a few weeks now since the deadline so I think I’m…
Here are five books that I read when I started to write seriously. They are all superb in their own way. I won’t say that these books saved my life,…
My work in progress novel, Softening, is set in a meditation class. That’s not accidental. I originally wanted to write about group meditation and all the weird and wonderful things…