If you are writing a memoir, you should have not only read a number of other memoirs yourself, but you should inhale as many books about the art of memoir writing as you can.
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Learning to trust the quiet whispers of the heart
This post is about learning to live from a place of passion and heart, writing as a tool for self-expression, and how Suzanne Vega’s lyrics kill me.
MoreKathy’s story: roaring into retirement
How did a publisher’s assistant end up in Africa raising lions? Kathy Murrell and I worked together at John Brown Publishing in London in the ’90s. When I heard how her story had changed, I had to find out the details. It all began when Kathy was made redundant after 20 years of service – turns out it was just … More
Curing blindness in the third world
Dr James Muecke is an Adelaide-based ophthalmologist who co-founded the Sight For All Foundation. After I interviewed him for medicSA magazine about his work preventing blindness and how the Foundation came to be, it reminded me of something the Rev Tim Costello had said to me when I interviewed him, about how in a world where 40,000 kids die each day from … More
Gardening on the edge
Business woman and artist Winnie Pelz has created a safe haven where she can scratch in the earth in her beautiful garden perched on the wild south coast of the Fleurieu Peninsula in South Australia. I spoke to her for Fleurieu Living magazine about her passion for art and gardening, and blending with the environment.
MoreA memento in time: artist Chris de Rosa
Life’s mementos are the inspiration behind artist Chris de Rosa’s work. I interviewed Chris for Fleurieu Living magazine, and she told me about her Italian grandmother, her daily swims at Horseshoe Bay, sea sponges, lace, lino and other influences.
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