I confess that when the idea of lockdowns first arose I felt a frisson of excitement. In my mind’s eye, […]
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The Fussy Librarian: an interview
I was delighted to be invited to speak to The Fussy Librarian this week about writing (and my messy desk). […]
What’s in a name?
Do you reckon you’d feel different if you’d been called something else? I mean, if you’d been called Benedict instead […]
The princess and the pea
I sit down to write about architecture, a few pieces for my regular spot on Blueprint for Living. I have […]
Q&A WITH WRITER COLIN BISSET
Originally posted on victoria blake:
Author Colin Bisset Today I’m very glad to welcome the writer, traveller and broadcaster, Colin Bisset…
The waiting game
There’s one aspect of writing that few people mention and that’s all the waiting. I don’t mean waiting for divine […]
Jean Badovici, mystery man
One of the surprising things about writing a novel set within the last hundred years is how difficult it can […]
It’s my ABC
My first months of living in Australia in the mid 1990s felt like inhabiting some kind of parallel universe. Everything […]
A grand tour
It’s always difficult returning to Australia after being in Europe because I feel more European than Australian. I spent […]
Almost French?
I’m dripping in France at the moment. As I wrote several posts ago, I’m writing a novel set in […]
