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Book Fairs, Signings and Literary Adventures.
Image: The author at the book signing (Photo credit. C. McCafferty) These past few weeks have been a whirlwind, filled with literary...
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Jun 11, 20233 min read


Bushwalking and Writing, are they Parallel Paths?
Image: Dam in the Perth Hills, author's photo Two of my favourite pastimes, bushwalking and writing are seemingly disparate activities,...
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May 25, 20233 min read


Books on Writing - Addendum.
Thanks to those readers who provided feedback on my last blog article on Books on Writing. Your feedback has resulted in a few additions...
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May 3, 20233 min read


Books On Writing
Image: Lost in a sea of books? (Source: World's greatest libraries) All writers are readers, right? If they’re not they should be....
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Apr 21, 20235 min read


Stunning Scientific Breakthrough
Image: Lab team, Eric Sucar. Pacific Nations, long threatened by rising sea levels are rejoicing today's announcement. After tense...
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Mar 25, 20234 min read


Hooray for Writers' Festivals.
I know it is statistically invalid to base a trend on just two data points. With only two points a straight-line trend is guaranteed. In...
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Mar 21, 20233 min read


I Love Easter Eggs
I like chocolate eggs, but the Easter Eggs I love aren’t chocolate. They are the Easter Eggs that are found hiding within stories. In...
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Mar 6, 20232 min read


My Recipe for a Successful Book Launch
I must admit I was nervous about my book launch. It was my debut novel, and you only get one shot at your first launch. At the end of the...
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Feb 8, 20235 min read


The 20 Best Podcasts for Writers.
Here’s my list of The Top 20 Podcasts for Writers (plus a few extra) that I’ve curated for you. Not only writing podcasts, though there’s...
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Jan 26, 20237 min read


Have Podcasts killed Radio?
Does anyone listen to the radio anymore? Each day I would commute to work on my 65km round trip and listen to the radio. The DJs had...
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Jan 22, 20232 min read


Do I Need a Glossary?
As we approach 26th January, I was reflecting on the Australian-ness of my novel Darwin’s Wake. Within the story there is unashamedly a...
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Jan 15, 20233 min read


Book Launch & Author Event
6pm, Wednesday 1 February Grenville Reserve Hall, Cape Street. Tuart Hill. Join me, author Pete Michell in the celebration of my first...
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Jan 11, 20231 min read


Robots, AI and Creative Writing
Artificial intelligence, and robots have come a long way since its early beginnings in the 1950s. From its humble roots as a set of...
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Jan 5, 20233 min read


Burning Books
A job that I set myself at this time of year is to curate a list of books that I'd like to read over the next twelve months. This year I...
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Dec 29, 20223 min read


Book of the Year Selections.
If you’re like me, you always have ambitious goals of reading lots of books each year. Every year I set out with a number of books I plan...
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Dec 16, 20224 min read
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