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Nightmares, dreams and video games

I´m no good at chess and poker, can´t play bridge, think ahead and hardly ever make longer-term plans, at least not ones that I finally stick to. Dreams, though, are… more

On opinions and writings

Recently, a young woman I didn’t know blogged about being opinionated and whether or not her views might harm her writing career. I enjoyed her post, as I hope you… more

Write drunk, they say. So be it!

We’ve just had a surprise visit from dear friends from my Australian youth, and last night took them up for some wine in the Viennese vineyards where tourists can’t tread,… more

Playing politics in Austr(al)ia and some publishing tricks

I used to smile at the links between the country of my birth and that of my passport – the No Kangaroos in Austria slogan on T-shirts and fridge magnets,… more

Remembering Dorothy – more than 20 years with the GWG

Attending the 10th Geneva Writers’ Conference, this time on a weekend of sunshine, had me thinking back to before the first conference and when I came to writing at forty… more

I want uplift

Everyday in the news there is awful stuff invariably about some politician or other, be s/he in the US, Australia, China, Austria, UK, France, wherever. I’ve been reacting to much… more

So tell me I’m mad

So tell me I’m mad. But if you look at what’s happening around the world there really does seem to be a pattern of fear. No, not just the dastardly… more

Because she believes in me

There’s a lot being said about publishing these days. The industry has changed, and is still changing. Self-publishing has come into its own, and vanity publishers are finding ways to… more