Writers on writing

5 of my writerly confessions

Are you like this?

Mar 27 •

Birds Are Like Ideas

How our non-writing hobbies feed our understanding of the creative process

Jan 12 •

Write around your life

What if you already know all of this but you just need to hear it one more time?

Dec 20, 2023 •

15:40

5 Mistakes I've Made As A Writer #4

I Did NaNoWriMo When I Didn't Need To

Nov 23, 2023 •

Minis #3: The Conundrums of Naming Characters

I dub thee: Harper and Fanny and Adie and Eliza

Oct 19, 2023 •

Minis #2: Writer's Block in Disguise

And how to answer student questions when it's been a while since you were one

Sep 11, 2023 •

Letters Home, with Jessica Miller

Listen now | Jessica Miller tells me about being an Australian writer abroad, relinquishing first drafts, the guiding light of an editor, and having an…

Aug 11, 2023 •

23:09

Minis #1: When What You Don't Say Matters

One consideration when creating a character's voice

Aug 7, 2023 •

How To Make Plot Decisions

or The Time I Killed and Did Not Kill The Dog…

Jul 14, 2023 •

Pressing pause on this newsletter

and my new favourite words: "Thursday", "chicken", "I love you"

Jun 15, 2023 •

Quick Notes on the Melbourne Writers Festival #2

Featuring Claire Keegan and Bernadine Evaristo

May 10, 2023 •

Quick notes on the Melbourne Writers Festival #1

Featuring Emma Straub and Gabrielle Zevin

May 8, 2023 •

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