Something I consider irreplaceable in any form of writing and particularly in writing a novel is getting the first line right. A way into the story. Establishing the world and characters. Finding the road that the story will take. Writing any form is hard.

Social Media and the Rise of the Amateur Critic. I gave Michelin inspectors too much respect, and I belittl.

This post is one such. It was inspired by an article I read a year ago in Inside Story. And was written by Anna Johnson, an academic from the University of Tasmania.

Worlds and moments in just a few words. Have a look around and stay awhile. 8220;Can you get it sorted, please? 8221; she said into the phone. Right there on the side of the shed! Something there.

A riveting cult that lets down. The Messiness of Writing about Sex.

The Man Who Lives in My Shower. The Man with the Angry Eyes. The Berries and The Tree. Annie Finch Casts Spells New and Selected Poems. A Literary Magazine of Fiction and Poetry.

I write stuff and call it poetry. Of all the things that float through my mind. You appear most; colour.