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What I've Been Doing by Jen Storer Researching and writing The main character in my new middle grade novel is from 'old money'. She lives in a rambling country mansion. Indeed she does. So I went to Buda in Castlemaine and had a poke around. Got the 'old money vibe'. Fantasised. Pretended. Reminisced. (I have …
Last month in a Scribbles live call, we were discussing structure in storytelling. People often trip when it comes to structure (ahem). We tend to overthink it. We make it way more complex, more intimidating, than it needs to be. Sure, looking at story pyramids and narrative arcs and structural triangles and, erm, Jen Storer …
Cottage Diaries September 2, dear reader, and here in Australia it is day two of spring! Sprrrrrrriiiiiing! Peachy peach. A baby last year. Now look at her! Tangelos in a pot on the front verandah. Not only that, it's also warm, sunny and windy in Rrrregional Victoria and what's more it's a good drying day. …
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The owl and the pussycat went to sea. In a letterbox built for three...
My Lockdown Letterbox. Or, what to do when there's nothin' to do. Pimp your letterbox!
Hello dear reader! I'm sitting here on the couch, thinking about random stuff and I felt like writing to you. But then I thought, I'm not allowed to write a blog post at night because I don't verk after 5pm because that is a rule. That I made up. Yes, Ma'am! It is STUPID rule. …
When we have goals, delicious goals we care deeply about, we're more inclined to go out there and seek the guidance, support and knowledge that will help us achieve those goals.
Never forget how important freedom is to children. As a kidlit author you must consider this every time you write.
Slow living, how it worked for me. Planning my days, running my biz, writing books.
Years ago when I had my much loved, rather topsy turvy blog, Baxter Street, I would occasionally write about what I'd bought while out and about. The segment was called Shopping With Mother and was inspired by my Ladybird reader of the same name.Meantime, in a recent g&d Live Call we were chatting about the Artist Date. This is a …