Ida’s Children | LOUISE ALLAN

Another Excerpt from the Novel

by Louise Allan | Jul 15, 2014 | THE SISTERS' SONG, WRITING

IDA’S LAST BABY After that, Len and I gave it another try. This baby was breathing when they took him from me, and I saw him, silent but alive. ‘Henry,’ I said. ‘His name is Henry, after my father.’ They midwives bundled him in a towel...

My Writing Process

by Louise Allan | Jun 17, 2014 | ON WRITING, THE SISTERS' SONG

I’ve been tagged by two writers to join in a blog hop about writing and the writing process: Laurie Steed is a short story writer and Patricia Hackett Prize winning author from Perth, Western Australia. His work has appeared in Best...

The Novel: An Update

by Louise Allan | Mar 15, 2014 | DIARY, THE SISTERS' SONG

I haven’t been writing as much for the blog, nor stalking reading and commenting on other blogs. I’ve spent less time on Facebook (a good thing), replying to emails (not so good), and my poor family haven’t seen much of me (definitely bad). I’ve...

BREAKING NEWS …

by Louise Allan | Sep 27, 2013 | THE SISTERS' SONG

From ‘Breaking News’ I interrupt normal blog transmission to share breaking news of the novel’s progress: I have been selected as a 2014 Varuna Residential Fellowship Recipient. What is that? I hear you ask. Well, it’s bed and board and a...

A Snippet from the Novel

by Louise Allan | Apr 15, 2013 | THE SISTERS' SONG, WRITING

An excerpt from my novel, ‘Ida’s Children’. LEN’S CAMERA One night he came out, full as a boot and holding up a cardboard box as if it was a priceless antique. ‘I won! I won!’ he kept saying as he came over. He’d won a raffle and had a choice...