Its been a torrid week. Firstly still no rain, secondly we switched dog biscuit brands with ordinary results. I keep telling the two-leggeds, dont let some shop-keeper tell you what I like. I know what I like. Ive always been a two hat dog at the least, anything under and it doesnt make the grade. [...]
Author Tracy Chevalier had a 16-year relationship with Vermeers Girl With a Pearl Earring before she ever decided to write her novel of the same name. She purchased a poster of the painting when she was in college, and then brought it with her and hung it every place she lived for the next 16 [...]
With the drought on-going there's been very little happening stock-wise. My tw0-legged mates are out feeding cattle everyday, which while it has to be done is very boring for us dogs. So I decided it was time to get my half-sister Jill a bit motivated. Now that the mornings are cooling off a bit I've [...]
It's a while since I've blogged. I've no excuse other than being time poor like most people. I'm getting my teeth into book number 5 at the moment and becoming slightly stressed with a deadline looming... on the property front we're still moving cattle around and watching the clouds roll in and roll out, yep still [...]
It's hard to do justice to the beautiful Barossa Valley. One of the world's greatest wine regions, it is known for its food and wine and stunning scenery. It was raining most of today, but the glorious sight of low clouds misting verdant rolling hills in a series of foamy tendrils was mesmerising. Okay, I [...]
All historical artifacts enthrall me. Anything from the past conjures up lives lived and dreams hoped for in an age when technology was yet to overtake daily living. I am continually astonished by people who have either no interest in history whether it be on an national or international scale or simply in their own family history. I [...]
About Novel Writing Retreats Australia, by Steve Rossiter Thank you to Nicole for having me here on her site. Some of you may know me, or at least know of me, as the person behind The Australian Literature Review (www.auslit.net), Writing Novels in Australia (www.writingnovelsinaustralia.com), Writing Historical Novels (www.writinghistoricalnovels.com) and Writing Teen Novels (www.writingteennovels.com). [...]
If you are a writer, or attempting to become one or simply interested in honing your skills, a writing course can be a great help. For one they make us concentrate on the task at hand, discipline is a writer's best friend, secondly they can open our eyes to not only the technicalities of the [...]
There is something about mustering cattle that gets into your bones. The steady clop of hoofs, crisp winter mornings, the joy of working with animals and being out in the bush. Of course the romanticism can wear off pretty quickly when the temperture is at freezing level and a nasty southerly is ripping around your [...]
Welcome to Jenn J McLeod. A city girl by birth, she left Sydney and a corporate role in communications and PR and moved to a small coastal town in 2004 with plans to soak up a little café culture and concentrate on writing and a new life in the country. Jenn's debut novel, A House For All Seasons [...]