“How soon until I die?”
Sometimes, people’s courage astounds us. Sometimes, we look at people and think ‘How are you still standing? How are you still going?’ Bird By Bird – Some Instructions on Writing Continue Reading →
Category Archives: Writing and books
Compound Sentence Privilege
I finally got my copy of this year’s Sport. There’s a few things in it that left me gasping. Maria McMillan’s exploration of ‘consent, choice, and complexity’ is one of them.
#NZBookMonthMay
#NZBookMonthMay is a response to the indefinite postponement of NZ Book Month. The future of many local literary events is looking less than bright as commercial sponsors withdraw support. So Continue Reading →
Managing meds, or “in which I am a lab rat.”
When I first got sick, I used to make jokes about my extensive medicine cabinet, which, at that point, was a drawer with about three packages of pills in it. Continue Reading →
Mutes and Earthquakes
I’m reading a book about writing. I do that a lot. It’s a good excuse for not writing, because at least I’m reading about writing, so I’m doing something productive, right?
AnkyloSarus
One of other Very Important Things I did while I was in Wellington was go with a whole bunch of wonderful people to the Te Papa Tyrannosaurus exhibit. I love Continue Reading →
‘The War of Art’
Let’s be honest. I needed a kick in the ass. I asked for one, and I got… lots. So that was pretty good.
How Does It Hurt?
Last week I was lucky enough to go to Wellington and spend some time with some really incredible people. I arrived home utterly exhausted and completely exhilarated. How Does It Continue Reading →
‘Writers have lives, not careers’
Here’s this week’s Nelson Mail column.
What to do when you can’t do it
To Do List Open current writing project document Check Twitter and Facebook Laundry Find cardboard boxes suitable for cloning and/or time machine Check Twitter and Facebook Scroll all the way Continue Reading →