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Since our first video in August 2016, Q and Q Friday has had almost 21,000 views. That’s a lot in a niche industry. A lot in a small country like Australia—with crap SEO. Hear me GOOGLE? Get your bloody SEO sorted! Help the little guys get seen! We’ve produced 107 videos (so far) and covered …
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Ever since I started coaching aspiring and established authors and illustrators over at girlandduck.com, I've been saying the same thing: This is a personal development bootcamp, honey! Remember when Goldie Hawn joined the US army in Private Benjamin? She thought it would be a lark. Maybe they'd do a little stretching, some 'jogging' (remember jogging?), …
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Confession. I should be working on my book. But. The house is quiet. It's raining (softly). And I don't want to write a book, I want to write a BLOG POST. And have a cuppa with you! But first. Keeping it real. Sometimes, I look at other writer's websites. I'm especially interested in the websites …
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WTF? Yes, dear reader, I do still blog! In fact, I've missed it (and YOU) desperately. Sometimes, I think blogging is my favourite form of writing. I love the immediacy, the intimacy, the ongoing relationship. And I LOVE all the pretties. So, Elsie's makeover. Of late it has ground to a halt. Because... WINTER. Holy …
This week at girl and duck, we opened The Scribbles Academy. It's been super exciting and lots of people have jumped on board. Thank you!!!! I know you're going to love your Scribbly experience! But how did this all begin? What's the real story behind girl and duck? I wrote about this a couple of …
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Hello! Oh my Goddess! I was going to knock up a quick, bullet blog to get you up to speed. But. It all got too messy. Too much to say. Too much to consolidate. So. I'm devoting this post to the Scribbles Masterclass because, hey, this is what we do at girl and duck. We …
Sometimes, weird shit happens when you write books and stories. Actually. Scrub that. Replace sometimes with all the time. When we write stories we tap into our subconscious. But, I believe we also tap into the collective unconscious. In my opinion, the collective unconscious informs and fuels the imagination. I see the imagination as a …
I texted my friend, today. Why do I get so much pleasure out of cooking corned beef? No reply required. My apologies if you're vegan or vego. But. Corned beef! I use Stephanie Alexander's recipe. I love poking the cloves down into the onions. Chopping the carrots, real rough. And the celery. Tossing in the …
You might recall, dear reader, that I am having a Depth Year. A Depth Year can be many things. For me, 2019 is a Low Buy Depth Year. The aim is to bring as few new and shiny things into my life and to go deep with and appreciate all that I already have. In …
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I was talking to my spiritual counsellor the other night. She's in the UK. We meet via Skype. We talk fast. There's always a lot to say. I'm in transition. Have been for a few years. Slowly but surely, I'm moving from one stage of life, love and passions, into a new stage of life, …
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