Writing
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The year that was 2020…
I went back to find my new year’s post from earlier this year and boy, did I have no idea what was coming. Wow. Usually at the end of the year I do a little wrap up post, I cover the goals I set in the beginning of the year and how I’ve gone achieving…
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New Release Announcement
Well. 2020 has been a hectic year in a lot of ways (I refuse to say unprecendented because, far out, that word gets used a lot). With all the time stuck inside I’m excited to announce I’m ready to release my new book baby, an urban fantasy/romance, Singular Focus. “When Freya loses her right eye…
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NaNo-Success
Well, November felt like it took several years, but I’vecome out the other side with another NaNoWriMo successfully under my belt. Woohoo! For this year’s project I rewrote a story I started in 2014. I had done a full manuscript, 78k words with rewrites, but I didn’t like it; it was in several different points…
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NaNoWriMo 2020
This year will be the ninth time I am attempting NaNoWriMo or National Novel Writing Month. My first time was in 2012 and I have won, reached my goal of 50,000 words, every year since then. I work best with external encouragement and deadlines, and while NaNoWriMo is an (almost) entirely self motivated endeavour it…
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The Byronic Hero
Whydo badboys attract me? Ishould desiregood men instead Madbad anddangerous to know Fullof yearningpain and anger Broken wings healedhere, some redeemed.
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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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Six Months Later…
Global pandemics, like grief, affects each person differently. Some people in my circle have been able to produce a lot of work during the pandemic, others have produced almost none at all. I completed a survey last night on the effect of the pandemic on mental health which included an array of psychological test scales. One scale…
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Cabin fever
I sit, my belly boils with nervousness dissatisfied with the smallness of life with loneliness with my poetry Outside, everything is dark hide inside, afraid or not afraid enough I watch people walking around anxious on their behalf I am a worrier, overthink everything, don’t know how to turn it off. How will I stay…
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A little poetry for your winter’s day
It’s heated blanket and tea weather in Melbourne. Despite the government easing restrictions on social gatherings I’ve largely remained cocooned at home cooking and receiving delicious baked goods from friends. I also thought it might be fun to publish my 2018 poetry chapbook as a free ebook for people looking for new content. It’s a…
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‘Daydreamings’ release
Today I bring you my interview [socially distanced via the interwebs] with the fabulous Nicole Henriksen. Nicole has written their debut work of prose, Daydreamings, following years writing and performing several award-nominated theatre and comedy shows. Daydreamings is a collection of flash fiction, in which Henriksen dips into the stories of diverse friends, family, and…
Fleur Blüm 