When we get caught up in racing deadlines, striving for a result like pushing ourselves to publish our work, it is easy to forget the simple act of giving the gift of our writing. In Bali…
Making the promise to write
At the end of our Desert Writers journey this year we arrived at Simpsons Gap. Over the week we’d walked from Inarlanga Pass to the Ochre Pits, into the mouth of Ormiston Gorge, along the dry…
Writing your way towards enlightenment
As I head out to our annual Desert Writers trip this week I’m also packing my bag for Bali. But I will be going the long way round – over-nighting in Beijing so I can visit…
Sensing the Memoir
I’m running a workshop this June at The NSW Writers Centre. I used to teach there a lot – courses like: Seize The Moment, First Page to First Draft ( which I believe was the first…
Taking risks for your writing
We all know the things worth doing usually involve a bit of a risk taking. It’s always like that with writing – ‘what if I fail, make a fool of myself, end up doing all this…
Another Happy Camper!
“Every now and again in this world of spin, hype, over promise and under deliver, we get a surprise. Our expectations are exceeded. My experience of Jan Cornall’s Writers Workshop at Daku Resort, Fiji was just…
Making an appointment with yourself to write
Making an appointment with your self to write is something all the writing gurus suggest. It’s nothing new, but I am always astonished at the power of suggestion. Like when I know I have to get…
Exercising when you write (and fly).
Exercise is important when you write. You don’t have to get into complicated gym routines but try to walk every day if you can. It gets the juices flowing and ideas moving and if you have…
When Writing is Better than Sex
Over the holidays I’ve been busy working away on my travel memoir about my six week trip in S.E. Asia in 2009. Here’s a little excerpt – some musings on writing, written on the bus to…
Break bad writing habits forever
Join our 7 day Breakthrough Writing Intensive in March at Daku resort in Savusavu Bay on Fiji’s northern island of Vanua Levu. Known as Fiji’s hidden paradise, there’s plenty of time for snorkelling, exploring local culture,…
Write your way into the New Year
It’s the time for resolutions again and isn’t it lucky we get to have another go every time New Years comes around. There’s no point beating yourself up about not writing as much as you wanted…
Become a fulltime writer this January
Become a full time writer this January at Summer Writers Lab Jan 5 -26. The Lab is conducted over three weeks with workshop meetings held every three to four days. Writers are expected to use the…