Eliza Henry-Jones: Discovering How I Write
I have the extremely talented Eliza Henry-Jones in the attic with me today. Eliza is on the eve of launching her second novel, Ache. I first heard of Eliza in an interview with Natasha Lester in 2015, just after her first novel ‘In the Quiet’...
Marie McLean: What Writing Means to Me
I’m yet to meet today’s writer in the attic, Marie McLean, despite the fact we both live in the same city, we’re both writers and we encounter each other almost daily online. We’re hoping to remedy that soon, but in the meantime I’ll...
New Release Date for ‘The Sisters’ Song’
I have a new date for my book’s release: January 2018. Whilst this means I must wait another four months’ to see my book on the shelves, it also means that I have more time to complete these final edits and get my novel into tip-top shape. Once this...
Robyne Young: A Life of Writing Prompts
Joining me in the attic today is Albury writer, Robyne Young. As you’ll discover when you read on, Robyne’s always been a writer as a journalist across a number of media, but the itch to write creatively has always been there, too. I won’t write much...
Writing is Rewriting
Back in 2013, when I finished a first draft of ‘The Sisters’ Song’ (which was called ‘Ida’s Children’ then—I’m still getting used to calling my child by a different name), I had no idea how much editing and rewriting...
Rae Hilhorst: Why I Write
I have another of my writing friends in the attic today: Rae Hilhorst. Here’s the serious, factual bio for Rae: Rae lives in Perth Western Australia and is a married mother of two adult daughters. Her blog is her hobby, a means to explore creative writing. When...
Conor Duggan: Writing Far From Home
This is the week for firsts: not only is Conor Duggan my first male guest for writers in the attic, he’s also my first Irish guest, first backpacker, first geologist, first slam-poet, first writer not to use a desk, and a whole heap of other firsts you’ll...
I’ve Been Editing …
My apologies for being so quiet on my blog lately. As most of you would already know, I’ve been doing the structural edits on my novel. They’re notoriously hard—just ask any author—and I had only one month in which to complete them. That month also...
Deb Wain: A Circuitous Pathway to Writing
I have yet another gorgeous essay for Writers in the Attic this week, this time from Deb Wain. Deb’s tale of how she came to writing really resonated with me. In fact, parts of it are eerily similar to an essay I wrote for the Writing the Dream anthology last...
Glenda Janes: The Saving Grace of Writing
Every week, I say how honoured/thrilled/excited I am to host this week’s Writer in the Attic. I know I’m repeating myself and sounding clichéd, but it’s true: every week, I am truly honoured, thrilled and excited to post each story. As I read...