I have taken some time off work, to write. For six months my family and I will be dribbling by on half a long service leave pay packet, freeing me up to spend some time at the computer, to walk my eldest to and from school each day, and to maybe see a movie with…
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Today I attended a workshop facilitated by Writers Victoria. It had been a while. Between full time work and raising two mad-as-baboons little boys, I rarely have time for such classes. I am so glad I attended this one! The topic was “other voices”, covering the fundamentals of creating characters that are believable and speak…
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I don’t get to see a lot of movies. I have two young sons and a deficit of reliable babysitters, so my love of the cinema is generally unsated. But not last weekend. Last weekend my wife and I managed to escape for long enough to see a rather fine piece of cinema called Sicario….
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