This story first appeared at ABC Open’s, New In Town. Head over there to read more stories on this theme. So many times my hubby and I were new and then gone. We always seemed to be just settling in when it was suddenly time to go again. This follow, or be blown, by the wind lifeContinue reading “Returning North”
Thinking Toes and Twinkling Readers
Once upon a time my children and I played you-say-a-line-I-say-a-line, stories. It was amusing, imaginative and kept us all on our thinking toes, although my daughter had a habit of killing lots of our characters until we had created on that she liked. But years have passed and we haven’t played the I say-a-line-you-say a-lineContinue reading “Thinking Toes and Twinkling Readers”
From Vomit Draft to the Pull of Memorable Characters: Saturday Writing Sagas 1
The second draft of my nanowrimo novel (2009) is calling out to me and saying, ‘why aren’t you writing me.’ I have many pat answers and excuses, but most of all it’s fear I don’t get rid of the right characters. There were so many sub plots and characters in the ‘vomit draft’ that IContinue reading “From Vomit Draft to the Pull of Memorable Characters: Saturday Writing Sagas 1”
Journey of a Book
The book is Magic Fish Dreaming. You can find out more by visiting the blog Magic Fish Dreaming
A Day for Happiness
It’s international happiness day and on facebook someone at Red Cross asks me what makes me smile. Solua Middleton blogs about what a genuine smile looks like and what made her smile. So putting my best smiley face on, and finding a family picture that really makes me grin (see above) this is what I cameContinue reading “A Day for Happiness”
June Paisa Perkins 