Welcome to the July 2021 roundup! Another month has passed and once again, part of it was spent in lockdown. Victoria (where I live in Australia), had its 5th lockdown this month, and we were joined by other states, South Australia and NSW, essentially putting half of the country in lockdown. If you've been following …
Welcome to the June 2021 roundup! Well, the first half of this month was spent in our 4th lockdown, and the rest living with restrictions in place as we slowly ease out of it. Unfortunately, the same can't be said for the rest of Australia, with many other states, including my home state of NSW, …
Welcome to the May 2021 roundup! I don’t know about you, but May was another quick month for me and included some non-writing-related events in the form of numerous specialist medical appointments. If you’ve been following my blog for a few years, you’ll know I had surgery in 2018 for what turned out to be …
Welcome to the April 2021 roundup! Did anyone else blink and it was suddenly the end of April? As has been the theme of 2021 for me, I spent the fourth month editing, editing, and doing more editing. Hopefully, I'm still on track to release the third book in my YA series mid-year, but that …
Welcome to the March 2021 roundup! And the year continues to fly by! I can't believe we've hit the end of March already. I was busy doing lots of editing this month and will continue to do so into April—because let's face it—a writer's work is never done. I hope you've all had a safe …
Welcome to the February 2021 roundup! Is it just me, or did February fly by really fast? I know it was a short 28-day month, but it still felt quicker than that. There are a few people I follow on social media who had planned to use the 28 days to achieve goals, such as …
Welcome to the January 2021 roundup! Well, nothing happened to magically change the current world situation when we ticked over into 2021, so January was pretty much the same as December (and November, October, September… you get the picture), just with less tinsel. I did take a few weeks off from writing, but as was …
Welcome to the November 2020 roundup! Here we are at the end of November, which seems crazy considering 2020 has felt like it's dragged on for 5 years. In Melbourne, a lot of our stage 4 restrictions have eased, including traveling further from home and no longer having to wear masks outdoors if we can …
If you're a subscriber to my newsletter, you'll find the content of this new blog post familiar. Since July 2019, I've been keeping subscribers up-to-date on my writing journey, what I've been reading, watching, taking photos of, and writing tips. In order to keep writing without burning out, though, I've made the decision to close …
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