I’m standing on the side of a road. It’s an unremarkable road, but then, why would it be otherwise? Its
It wasn’t always writing that I loved. First there was the sensory world of writing: cracking the spine on
I have escaped into a vast variety of worlds of my own making for as long as I can
The three years I spent in high school gave me a taste of what it must be like to
Writing is not something I do; it is something I can’t do without. My journey as a writer began
Amber Walker should be used to death by now, but she wasn’t. Her stiletto heels clicked against the ceramic
This is the Year of the Tortoise: the year I write my book. It will be about my journey
I was always hesitant to tell people that I want to be a writer. At one point even I rolled
The city is pretty… These were the words I wrote in the first attempt I made of a poem
Hilary Murray, author of Choices, describes her first forays as a writer into the publishing industry – and the genre
Scribbler’s Progress – my writing journey by Trish Nicholson My most productive period as a storyteller was between the
I’m in the middle of writing a novel and I’m having a bit of a wobbly at the moment.
Oh, the joy of your first job! How exciting, wonderful and, honestly, very disappointing. ‘First job blues’ is a
“I’ll do it if you do it.” “OK. Let’s do it together.” And so I started writing. It had been
MY daughter has wrapped a scarf around her head as if to hold her brains together. She is writing
“Dreams are goals I haven’t yet managed to reach.” During the course of my writing journey, I’ve actually considered stamping
I liken my passion for writing with the exuberant style in which I tackle housework. I’ll admit that ultimately writing
Congratulations to Helen Yuretich, the winner of our November 2011 My Writing Journey Competition. Helen’s inspiring story is called ‘Just for fun’.
I will never forget my first published poem. Well ‘published’ may be a loosely applied term, but it was
Congratulations to Christie Williams from New Zealand for her story about procrastination. Christie wins our June contest. The closing date for the next My