I’ve just landed in post-royal-wedding bliss. England is as green as green can be and hawthorn blossoms float like clouds along the dense hedgerows. I was up early walking through the fields with my mum’s Jack Russell, Ella or ‘little lovetty’, as Mum calls her...
It’s literary festival season again. At the same time as Sydney Writers' Festival opens, Hay-on-Wye – UK’s biggest gathering of writers – kicks off. Yesterday I heard Alice Walker talk about writing and activism; today David Malouf revealed what’s at the heart of his novels. Despite all...
There are lots of things that stop us writing. A common one is fear. How much do we hold ourselves back as writers? What are we most afraid of? Here are some common responses: Rejection Condemnation from others Being judged Putting yourself out there Not getting the story right. Last weekend I...