Writing Conference
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Trope Actually Wrap Up
I’m sitting at the airport waiting to fly from Adelaide back to Melbourne after an epic three days of writing content at the Romance Writers’ of Australia annual conference, this year called ‘Trope Actually‘. Friday, I attended the academic symposium portion. I enjoyed presentations from several academics who were researching/had researched romance writing and related…
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Winter Writers’ Retreat Run-down
This weekend I have been on my annual writers’ retreat with The Melbourne Romance Writers’ Guild (MRWG). We went to the Whitehall Guesthouse in Queenscliff, a three-storey weatherboard venue with plenty of bedrooms and lots of space (and if you believe some of the attendees a ghost, but I didn’t encounter it). We had twenty…
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Here we are again
It’s probably not news that COVID-19 is still a thing. In Australia, Victoria, New South Wales and South Australia are all in lockdown. We’re not allowed out except for the five basic needs; food, medical care, caregiving, essential work, and getting a vaccine. In a little over two weeks I’m supposed to be going to…
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Virtual conferencing
I bumped into a real estate agent in the supermarket yesterday who I had some dealings with about eighteen months ago; she recognised me behind my mask from my earrings. ‘How are you? Are you working from home?’ I asked. ‘Yes, I’m getting used to it now after a couple of weeks.’ ‘A couple of…
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Auckland Writers’ Festival
I’m a subscriber of an online literary magazine, Kill You Darlings. They’ve been around since 2009 and I admit I don’t read as many articles as I probably should. What I do pay attention to are the excellent competitions. One I recently entered was to win tickets to the Auckland Writers Festival 12-17 May 2020.…
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