What’s the link between the tea room and the creative process? Our Year of the Novel blogger, Caro, looks at the link between downtime and getting the work done. I did some work with the theatre and film company a few years ago, and the organisation went to a lot of trouble to engage with … Continue reading »
End of Financial Writing Year audit
How do you handle tax season? Our Year of the Novel blogger, Caro, takes us through a very different kind of audit. I hate doing my tax. I’ve tried to make it fun by dancing to the EOFS advert and nicknaming my accountant Rapunzel (because he spins receipts into gold, pretty much overnight), but the … Continue reading »
Overreach-Regret
It’s winter in Queensland, and the cold weather has our Year of the Novel blogger, Caro, reflecting on day-to-day doubts that plague all writers and the larger fear waiting in reserve…. I don’t know if it’s the cold weather, the flu bug that’s going around, or the inevitable talk of apocalypse that accompanies a series … Continue reading »
Random Acts of Creativity
What do you do? This week our Year of the Novel blogger, Caro, tackles the awkward conversation and misconceptions about writing that follow whenever she’s asked that question… It usually happens somewhere between the first drink and the third. You’ll be standing in someone’s lounge room, admiring their collection of display weaponry* and regretting your … Continue reading »
Characters I Have Loved
Maurice Sendak, author of Where The Wild Things Are, passed away last week. His death has prompted our Year of the Novel blogger, Caro, to reflect on her first literary love and some of the characters who have followed… Since Maurice Sendak passed away last week, the media has been awash with heartfelt tributes to … Continue reading »
An ode to envelopes
Envelopes, receipts, and notebooks. This week our Year of the Novel blogger, Caro, talks about the fragments of work that are done when you least expect it… When I started my current writing project, I bought myself a notebook – a nice, brown book with thick pages that smell like cut grass. I also treated … Continue reading »
Come In. Sit Down. I’ve Got Plenty of Time for a Chat…
Feel like procrastinating? Our Year of the Novel blogger, Caro, has been working hard this week, and she’s been looking for distractions… If you stopped by my office this week, I would have greeted you from underneath a pile of literary magazines and post-it notes with an excited little squeal, even if I didn’t know … Continue reading »
Adopted memory
Where is the line between story and memory? Our Year of the Novel blogger, Caro, has some thoughts… Nowadays, the years fly by. But for a seven year old, a year represents a substantial portion of life, or at least life-so-far. So when I arrived at a new primary school a year after most of … Continue reading »
Nick Gets Real
Who wins in the fight between writer and character? Read on as Our Year of the Novel Blogger, Caro, comes into conflict with a man named Nick… My protagonist and I had our first big fight this week. It was over something silly – but then, I suppose it always is. I had been mapping … Continue reading »