Writers Journey

What do you use your writer’s journal for?

Who said writing ideas?Smarty pants!I do write in my journal, but I would hardly describe it as artistic, revelatory or even interesting for that matter. My original aim, of course, was to use the journal to record my ideas, messages from the muse, profound thoughts and alike, but instead it is just a load of… Continue reading What do you use your writer’s journal for?

Books

Holiday Reading

I recently ran into a fellow writer (in a bookstore of course) and we began discussing the topic of holiday reading.  She had recently been to Paris and had chosen a compendium of Hemingway as her reading of choice.  I must admit I was rather surprised. I personally am usually pretty brain dead after days… Continue reading Holiday Reading

Bogans, Whinging

Nobody Likes a Bogan?

Nobody Likes a Bogan? In 2001 the Melbourne band Area 7 declared that “Nobody Likes A Bogan” (YouTube link), however this does not appear to be the case. Rather, it would appear that we are all quite fond of the Bogan – not the irritating, modern style Cashed Up Bogan (CUB) as described so precisely… Continue reading Nobody Likes a Bogan?