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Book Expo Australia
So I’m back from Book Expo Australia with a bag of swag and some fond memories. I was initially very nervous, because it was the first time I ever put my hand up to be a volunteer at a bookish sort of festival and I figured that Sydney would be a good place to do it. Plus I put my hand up earlier in the year on a whim. I didn’t think that I’d actually end up being one of the volunteers. But there I was flying to Sydney and staying with a family friend for the weekend (thank you so very much, Elias!) where I had a weekend full…
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Sharing Sunday – Slipping into Place
Firstly, Happy Father’s Day to all of the Aussies father’s out there. You deserve a day to be pampered, because you all do such great jobs. Today my koumbaro gets to celebrate his first Father’s Day with little Eli, who is just heavenly! Now onto the real reason we’re here. It’s Sharing Sunday and today I’ve got a racy piece for you. Ru is brilliant with words and I really do love reading everything of hers. She’s lent me this beautiful piece about a character that lives in her head. A dainty and hardassed sphinx. I should just warn you all it’s a little bit racy, so if you’re not…
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Writing Wednesday
Today’s Writing Wednesday prompt is all about home. Imagine your character or yourself is walking through the hallway of your childhood home. Describe what they can smell, see, hear around them. Send me your tries and you’ll get some free editing advice. Don’t forget to sign up to my weekly email newsletter for a free writing journal as well as writing updates and writing tips.
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Sharing Sunday – Child of the Night
Today’s Sharing Sunday piece is by a poet who resides in the Americas again! Americans really rock. Here’s his poem, make sure you check out his stuff down the bottom he has a few books out and some links for you guys to check him out. Child of the Night I have to wonder now and then as the dreams I once held divine Have left me just like other men to age and wither on the vine Where once I thought that I would be so much further along in life Now the dreams that I once could see so cut me quick just like a knife Perhaps the…
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Writing Wednesday
Today’s Writing Wednesday is a little late, I had to work at my retail job and then jump onto a bus, which I nearly missed but ran to get, to start my internship for the week which involved us finally getting somewhere! Yessss. Finally. I’m off to Sydney tomorrow for BEAus, way excited, hopefully things go smoothly! Describe your characters favourite stuffed toy. What’s the memory attached to it? Why is it so significant to their lives? How long have they had it. Send me your tries if you want some feedback to my email. Do itttt. Don’t forget to sign up to my newsletter and check out Sharing…
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Sharing Sunday – Echoes
Today’s Sharing Sunday piece is by Gabriela and it’s a poem! Yay for mixed pieces other than short stories. It’s called Echoes and when she was thinking up the poem she had a picture in her mind of a huge dark, endless empty room, and trying to put those images into words. It was only after writing the first sentence did she realise how much of a metaphor that empty room was. After that the poem became a little more personal. So without anymore waffling from me here is Echoes. Echoes There’s silence, only silence.Nothingness, and nothing more.And yet, the nothingness is crushing,And the lull, a deafening roar.There’s blackness, utter darkness And…
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Writing Wednesday
I need to stop listening to music that makes me want to run away and write for days and days on ends. Today’s Writing Wednesday prompt is courtesy of an amazing song. I can’t reveal it yet because it’s being featured in a post of mine! Waiting for the End Your character is waiting at the station for their lover. It’s growing colder and darker but they refuse to leave. What is so important? Explain it. Good luck guys! Send me your tries to dreaming(at)dreamingfullyawake(dot)com or better yet supply them for #sharingsunday. Good luck! Ps if you want more great snippets of info and sneak peaks at what I’m working…
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Sharing Sunday – Hydrosensual
Ahhh, I do love it when my persistence finally gets through. I’ve been cajoling my writer friends for pieces from them because they all have such beautiful imagination and the world needs to see what’s happening inside their brains! I have writers, poets, singers, fashion designers and so many more but they’re all terrified of sharing their work. I’m not sure why, maybe they’re trying to find their feet, but nevertheless it doesn’t deter me from cajoling them. Today’s Sharing Sunday piece is by the lovely Jan. She comes across as intimidating when you first meet her because she’s loud and exuberant but quickly you realise that is part of…
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Writing Wednesday
It’s Writing Wednesday and while this is a little late today! Today’s prompt is all about dropping out of the now and into where you want to be. Imagine you’re on a plane. Where is that plane going and what are you wearing? Send me your tries to dreaming(at)dreamingfullyawake(dot)com. I’d love to use some!
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Sharing Sunday – Jorja’s Poem
This weeks Sharing Sunday piece is one by a family friend of mine. His daughter, Jorja, has Angelman Syndrome and hasn’t had the easiest of starts to life but that doesn’t make her any more beautiful. I’ve watched her grow from a baby and it’s astounding at how tall she is and how gorgeous and room brightening her smile is. She truly is a joy to be around. I should warn you, this poem made me teary, so make sure you bring some tissues along for the ride. Leave Vange a message in the comments and if you’re interested in helping find a cure, reach out, educate people, it helps.…