Natasha Lester: My Attics and My Children
I’m bouncing around the attic today because I’m thrilled to be hosting this essay by my special guest, Natasha Lester. Natasha is not only an award-winning writer, but she’s a constant source of writerly knowledge, support, and encouragement for...
The Story Behind the Story: My Great-Grandmother
In the lead-up to publication of my novel, I want to write a few posts about the inspiration for my story. Last year, I wrote about my grandfather in ‘The Story Behind the Story’. In that post, I talked about how as soon I started writing my novel, my...
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...
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...
Maureen Eppen: From Journalism to Creative Writing
When I started this series of essays and asked people to contribute, I wondered if I’d have any interested writers. But it’s turned into a beautiful series of personal stories that have really spoken to not just me, but to readers, too, as this series...
Teena Raffa-Mulligan: A Writing Life
Teena Raffa-Mulligan has stepped into the attic today and gives us another beautiful essay in this series. The honesty and simplicity with which she tells the story of what writing has meant to her will move you. Teena is a reader, writer...
Gulara Vincent: Writing For Healing and Self-Discovery
Despite all the downsides to the internet—its time-sucking capacity being one of them—it has made life easier—it’s easier to shop, to find information, and it’s easier to make friends. (Brilliant segue coming up –>) One of these friends is Gulara...
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...
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)...