Category: Writing
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Dear WordPress Bloggers
We’re coming into summer here Down Under, while you in the northern hemisphere head towards winter. I have decided, paradoxically, to go into blogging hibernation now, while the outdoors activities in this part of the world, beckon me to join in. At the same time, I wish to concentrate on finishing two novels that I…
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Taking Risks in Outer and Inner Journeys
I’ve always been a bit of a risk taker in some ways. [See My Travel Journal: “From Paris to Russia and Back in 1968“]. Different cultures and new landscapes, tasting foreign foods, learning about faraway countries and their languages, have always attracted me. In 1970, on the way back to Australia, I rode on a…
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Examples of Narrative Voice in Fiction
Voice is the least understood of all writing craft terms in my experience. I’m still experimenting with developing authentic voices when it comes to creating believable characters in fiction. Establishing a strong narrative point of view requires separating yourself from the narrator, and clearly distinguishing between the writer, narrator and characters. I recently came across…
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The Bridge at Mostar
The bridge is pleasing to the eye. It’s perfect in its simplicity. You can only appreciate the grace of its arcs from a distance, or from the pebbly beach down below. Looking up you see a figure standing on the topmost point of the arc. A man is waiting until the amount of money offered…
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Copenhagen is Amazing!
It’s on the opposite side of the earth from Sydney, the language spoken is very different, and it’s much colder in autumn. But Copenhagen is an amazingly liveable city. We felt surprisingly comfortable there, and were impressed by this city during our brief visit. There were 18,000 doctors visiting the city for a cancer conference,…
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The Passion of Grandparenting … and of Writing
Like for most things, you can only understand the strong emotions grandparents feel towards their grandchildren once you’ve experienced it. Some live only for their children and grandchildren. I cannot imagine this. I feel so lucky and priviliged to have my twin passions, my family AND my writing. I’ve reconnected recently with people from my…