How to use music in storytelling
By Gillian Harrison Strange as it seems, one of my favorite things about returning to work has been the drive. Once upon a time, sitting on…
Read articleZen and the art of anti-social media
By Karen Charlton You wouldn’t even know it was Autumn outside, going by my Twitter feed. Golden leaves as soft as guinea pig’s ears lie on…
Read articleCreativity: Use it or Lose it
By Gill Harrison In primary school art class I repeatedly turned even the most promising of my paintings into one big brown blob. Instead, my childhood…
Read articleTo blog is to be permanently distracted
By Karen Charlton As I did the dishes last night, and Mr Karen made tea, we had a brief conversation about blogging. “The Best Australian Blogs…
Read articleJoining the 5am writer’s club
By Karen Charlton I can hear Ruben stirring – strike that – crying from his room. Either that or a small wolf cub has entered our…
Read articleFinding the bones of your blog
By Karen Charlton A few Tuesdays ago we went into the city for my bestie’s book reading at Readings Carlton. Mum was minding the boys at…
Read articleDealing with life envy
By Karen Charlton We’re all moving on to the internet and in this global village, we have so many Joneses to keep up with. You mightn’t…
Read articleGirls: Television every woman should watch
By Karen Charlton {Image} After growing up on a diet of Police Academy and Chevy Chase films in the 1980s, it’s any wonder my generation has…
Read articlePutting yourself first
Post by Gillian Harrison I left my children in early 2010. My partner convinced me to take a kid-free holiday to Malaysia for 6 days. I…
Read articleWhat you really need to write that first draft
By Karen Charlton Anna Funder wrote Stasiland, a tale of life in East Germany under Stasi rule, as ‘an exercise against forgetting’. When the book was…
Read articleThere is no cake when you work from home
Post by Karen Charlton There is no IT support when you work from home. Each day, as I settle down at my desk in the spare…
Read articlePicking up where we left off
By Karen Charlton I’m reading in bed. This is where I left off, a book in one hand and a pen and a notepad in the…
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