This week I chatted with Craig Silvey about the screen adaptation of Jasper Jones and the writing process. Here’s a snippet: Monique: So, when it
Where do your ideas come from? Children (and adults) love to ask this question when they meet authors, not realising that sometimes the answer is
I’m heading off to my first-ever writers’ retreat at Crom Castle, Northern Ireland in March. In 19 days, to be precise. Am I excited? Hell yeah!
I reached the ripping point last week. Literally and figuratively. I started the week feeling excited and purposeful about the rewriting work I had ahead –
This week I joined a writers’ accountability group. We’re the secret seven – a small group of writers (some published, some not) who are troubled
‘In writing, the hardest part of the journey is to keep going.’ – LAURIE STEED Author and editor Laurie Steed shared that nugget of writer-ly
“It must be tough, I thought, making it as a writer only to realize your struggle is just beginning.” Malice, Keigo Higashino This week I’ve been reading
I started a new novel on the first day of the year. It wasn’t as easy as I thought it might be. Having finished Wherever
My goal for 2016 was to finish writing my first novel, Wherever You Go. With weeks to go, I managed to achieve that goal. I
This little bird danced around in my golden kangaroo paws this morning, drinking nectar as it hopped from stem to stem, trilling sounds of joy
