Gill Kenny: A Letter To My Younger Self
Today, my dear friend, fellow dog-lover, and aspiring writer, Gill Kenny joins me in the attic. She’s written a beautiful and moving letter to her 22-year-old self. Gill left Ireland at the age of 18, to learn French while working as an...
Michele Nugent: What It Means To Be A Writer—A Listicle
Never let it be said that things get boring up here in the attic! This week, I have a light-hearted listicle on what it really means to be a writer, written by my guest, Michele Nugent. Michele is a former newspaper editor and journalist with 30...
Tabetha Rogers-Beggs: A Writing Whirlwind
This week’s guest in the attic is my busy writerly friend, Tabetha Rogers Beggs. Tabetha is mix of all things creative; performer, playwright, writer and philosopher. She is the Chairwoman of the historic Katharine Susannah Prichard (KSP)...
Joyce Mathers: Writing For Weddings
I’m so proud to introduce today’s guest in the attic—Joyce Mathers. Joyce grew up in the northeast of Scotland and after falling in love with Australia while on holiday, returned here to live in 1990. She’s owned many...
Shannon Meyerkort: Wearing Many Hats
This week, local writer, Shannon Meyerkort, joins me in the attic. Shannon is a writer and blogger based in Perth, where she lives with her husband and three daughters. She has been published in various magazines, both print and online, has had short stories...
Nadia L. King: Are My Boobs Guilty
This week’s post is a little different, but something I think all women of a certain age will relate to, so keep reading … Nadia L. King was born in Dublin, Ireland, in the 1970s. Her first book “Jenna’s Truth” will be published this...
Elisabeth Hanscombe: Being a Writer and a Psychologist
Today, a good friend of mine, Elisabeth Hanscombe, steps into the attic to write about what writing means to her and the difficulties of squeezing it in around a heavy working schedule. I met Elisabeth through blogging, in particular through a...
Maureen Helen: On the Edge of Eighty
Every week when I introduce the next writer in the attic, I say how excited I am to welcome them as my guest. It’s probably starting to sound as if I’m just saying it because I must, but it’s true. Every week I...
Monique Mulligan: On Self-Doubt and Perfectionism
I’m excited to welcome my good friend, Monique Mulligan, into the attic today. Many of you already know Monique from our Midweek Moments, and you’ve seen her wonderful photography. Today you get to see another side of her as...
Robyn Mundy: Being a Travelling Writer
I have a special guest in the attic today, all the way from Norway where she’s just returned from a voyage to the Arctic: Robyn Mundy. Robyn is the author of the novels Wildlight and The Nature of Ice, and is co-author of the...