When writing a novel a writer should create living people, people not characters. A character is a caricature. Ernest Hemingway. ...

I recently went to a woman’s night – you know the kind – where aching (probably calloused) feet relax in a bubbling foot spa, eyelash...

What happened to my day - where did it go?  Sound familiar? This a head-shaking question I ask myself all too often, usually as my...

Naomi Reed is one of Australia's favourite writers and storytellers. With several award winning books and even more speaking appear...

The Plot Thickens If only we could plan our lives as easily as constructing a plot graph for a story. I had a discussion wit...

Writer’s block – surely a writer’s worst nightmare. The blank piece of paper or the white, spotless screen stares back at you, your ...

Photo courtesy of "anankkml"/Freedigitalphotos.net The contract was signed and now we had to complete the final draf...

Harry was a lovely young man. He’d given his heart to the Lord when he was just a child and despite the various temptations of youth had com...

There is one thing I don't like and that is series. It is always nice to have a series, but if you are buying books, it cost you more an...

Photo by Melanie Martinelli One of the most common questions I am asked with regards to my writing is, 'where do you get your ideas...

I’d bought it for $12.00 at the village – a small shiny silver elephant brooch. I thought it would look perfect on my black jumper. And so ...