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‘Narnia! It’s all in the wardrobe, just like I told you!’ As hard as it is to believe, the first girl & duck creative writing course is now over. I will blog about it and celebrate its little triumphs over on Baxter Street soon. But this here is my serious site. Ahem. This site is …
Hello ducksters! This week in class we looked at character. It's a HUGE topic. Everyone had loads to say, especially me. I didn't get through half the material I wanted to cover. I didn't even have time to eat a cupcake. And there were cupcakes. And mini muffins. Lemon butter biscuits. Homemade banana bread. Hold on. What I mean to say …
Continue reading "Sing, fish, sing! Creating quirky characters in fiction"
Looking for a project to spark some picture book ideas or get you into the visual zone? This might help. Also, watch out for my ten top tips at the end of the video. 🙂
Hello, duckies. Hear the bell? Class began last Tuesday night (Feb 2). Oh my goodness, it was awesome! I could literally hear the brains buzzing. Or maybe that was my brain. Or the cicadas. No matter. For those of you who couldn't join us, here is an excerpt from the Official Course Notes. Posh, hey? …
‘It is impossible to define precisely what the soul is. Definition is an intellectual enterprise anyway; the soul prefers to imagine.’ Thomas Moore, Care of the Soul I grew up in a book-free household. Actually, I did have some Little Golden Books. I remember when we 'went down the street' and visited Woolworths, my mother would …
Continue reading "There is no bookcase! How I found stories when there were none."
It's nearly February! And that means it's nearly time to kick off my creative writing course. As the auspicious day draws closer, (I can't wait to meet my students, they're all so shiny) I have been thinking, how do you write a book? I mean, seriously. How?? I found the answer (thank heavens) over on …