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  • The Agony and the Ecstasy of Change

    By annestg|Published On: August 22, 2016|Categories: Writing A Novel|13 Comments on The Agony and the Ecstasy of Change|

    The Inner Journey I had, for a long while, been addicted to self development. It was like peeling onion layers; more were always waiting for you to deal with. But [...]

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  • a father’s tale … by Ian (Harry) Wells

    By annestg|Published On: January 25, 2016|Categories: Guest Post, Writing A Novel|2 Comments on a father’s tale … by Ian (Harry) Wells|

    There really are FEELINGS IN YOUR HEART you don’t even know exist until you have a child of your own. It’s a sensation without description. When our first-born finally arrived, [...]

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    The Other Side: A Poem from Sydney

    By annestg|Published On: January 4, 2016|Categories: Writing A Novel|2 Comments on The Other Side: A Poem from Sydney|

    Balls Head Reserve, Sydney Harbour I recently lived for eighteen months on the north side, in Waverton. One of the precious finds across the bridge was Balls Head Reserve, flanked [...]

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    Life is a Beach: a guest post by Ian Wells

    By annestg|Published On: December 13, 2015|Categories: Guest Post, Writing A Novel|2 Comments on Life is a Beach: a guest post by Ian Wells|

    Life is a Beach Have you heard the saying, Life is a beach? Have you ever strolled along a sandy shore? Scrunching wet sand deliciously between your toes? I have [...]

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  • the writer the narrator and the character

    By annestg|Published On: December 7, 2015|Categories: Craft of Writing, Writing A Novel|0 Comments on the writer the narrator and the character|

    Firstly:  All things are connected, but distinctions need to be made… This may seem academic—and it is—but sometimes a subtle distinction makes all the difference in practice: The writer is [...]

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    A Guest Poem: “First Loves” by Roger Britton

    By annestg|Published On: December 4, 2015|Categories: Guest Post, Writing A Novel|3 Comments on A Guest Poem: “First Loves” by Roger Britton|

    Roger writes... One night, on hearing a piece of music, grief overwhelmed me. I sat down and wrote this poem, fifty-seven years after the event. I rushed into it with [...]

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    An Aussie bloke remembers: Guest post by Ian (Harry) Wells

    By annestg|Published On: September 30, 2015|Categories: Guest Post, Writing A Novel|6 Comments on An Aussie bloke remembers: Guest post by Ian (Harry) Wells|

    "Life in the Forties and Fifties" by Ian (Harry) Wells “Take-away” back in the forties and fifties, when I was a kid, meant a sum in arithmetic at school. Nothing [...]

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    Visions of South Africa: a creative couple from South Africa

    By annestg|Published On: August 31, 2015|Categories: Guest Post, Writing A Novel|1 Comment on Visions of South Africa: a creative couple from South Africa|

    Garth Alperstein was born in South Africa. As well as having spent a career as a paediatrican, he has worked with indigenous Australians in the outback. And in recent times, [...]

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    Some special things about Nouméa

    By annestg|Published On: June 28, 2015|Categories: Travel, Writing A Novel|2 Comments on Some special things about Nouméa|

    Noumea, the capital of New Caledonia (la Nouvelle Calédonie) is situated at the southern-most tip of the main island, directly east of Australia.  It has a similar history to Sydney, [...]

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    Characterisation in writing fiction

    By annestg|Published On: June 18, 2015|Categories: Writing A Novel|4 Comments on Characterisation in writing fiction|

     I attended my first ever Webinar one  day, about a year ago. It was a web-based seminar on Characterisation, organised by the TBA Lounge, an American site, and was set [...]

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