Shauna Bickley

Posted on Sunday 19th July 2020 by Shauna Bickley

Coming back from a wonderful trip around Italy you’d think it would be almost impossible to find something else quite as exciting, but hang on just a minute, after Italy...

Posted on Saturday 18th July 2020 by Shauna Bickley

This time last year we had just finished our trip to Italy so I have a little catching up to do. After Venice our next main visit was Rome. I...

Posted on Thursday 9th July 2020 by Shauna Bickley

Following on from the previous post, this time last year we were just finishing a trip through northern Italy. We spent the majority of the time in and around Venice...

Posted on Saturday 13th June 2020 by Shauna Bickley

Over the past months I’m sure I’m no different to many people in thinking how different this year is compared to last year. Words like social distancing and the idea...

Posted on Saturday 6th June 2020 by Shauna Bickley

Another of the short writing exercises we worked on during lockdown was to write about our star sign using three different voices. The first to be that of a scientist,...

Posted on Saturday 30th May 2020 by Shauna Bickley

I mentioned in my previous post that during lockdown our writing group held weekly Zoom meetings and worked on writing exercises that we shared. For our 100 words exercise I...

Posted on Monday 25th May 2020 by Shauna Bickley

During the lockdown in New Zealand our writers group decided that we’d have a weekly Zoom meeting. It was certainly a great way of putting some structure around the week,...

Posted on Wednesday 20th May 2020 by Shauna Bickley

Through the past few months never has home been so important to so many people. During my childhood home was a simple concept. My parents moved into the house I...

Posted on Sunday 19th April 2020 by Shauna Bickley

One of the things I find fascinating about setting is how the location can add to the mood of a book. A gothic manor house gives a very different feel...

Posted on Saturday 18th April 2020 by Shauna Bickley

One of the things I enjoy while reading is finding out about places I haven’t visited, and in many cases may never be able to visit. Yes, I can watch...