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...
Read articleOver 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...
Read articleAnother 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,...
Read articleI 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...
Read articleDuring 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,...
Read articleThrough 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...
Read articleOne 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...
Read articleOne 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...
Read articleWe nine are now eight, although in spirit I know we will always remain nine. We met almost ten years ago when we were accepted on the first CreativeHub Advanced...
Read articleMost of the media that I’ve read over the past few days (weeks even) has been swamped with ‘best-of’ lists of items or events from the past year/decade — books,...
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