Character development can be enhanced when students write ‘what you know’ in taking their character out into the world. As characters are revealed through their actions and interactions, dialogue and […]

Using writing strategies that are important elements in my writer’s toolbox, my senior English Advanced class engaged with a popular text from the ‘Changing’ stimulus (HSC 2001 and 2002). In […]

In preparing my return to work this year, I decided to begin with the NESA sample unit for the Common Module: Reading to Write – Transition to Senior English with […]

On those quiet days of not really writing, I’ve found it useful to go back through journals and notes. This is a random process where I choose a journal – […]

‘A paragraph is supposed to fence off wandering thoughts.’ p. 34, Eucalyptus, Murray Bail, 1998. So ends chapter three, and an interesting analogy between paddocks and paragraphs. This came to […]

Clearly, writing and editing are not separate aspects of writing as process, even if it appears that way when teaching students about writing. Indeed, as mentioned in my previous post, […]

Two drafts of Woven down and it seemed right to begin a third draft for editing: start at the beginning and tidy up notes added after my online workshopping class, add more […]

When I began writing my novel in earnest at the beginning of the year, I had planned some of my research as leisurely visits to quiet reading rooms at libraries […]

The winter solstice (in the southern hemisphere) seems the right time to reflect on my writing journey for the first half of 2020. As well as being the shortest day, […]

My final review, according to the rules, does not signal that the challenge is over: there are still many books to read this year. While writing a cooking scene for […]