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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 …
