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The Abbey Museum of Art and Archaeology, Caboolture QLD
You may, when watching the news in February, have heard about the theft of some priceless Egyptian treasures from a private museum near Brisbane. If so, like me, you may have wondered what sort of place has valuable artefacts in a situation from which they’re stealable. The ‘cat burglar’ actually had the cat carving in…
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Just musing on manuscript rejection:
Publishers are looking for certain genres to fill their quotas. They demand authors and characters who readers like. My advice (or just one piece of it), is don’t write to be liked. Write to be honest and then twist the truth about events just enough so nothing can be pinned on you. The moment you…
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Weekend Away: Maryborough, Queensland
Photo queens Park, Maryborough. (L Kelly) There’s so much to explore, enjoy and absorb…
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Thoughts on storytelling in the age of ‘Social’ Media
This week, I used AI to generate a photo of myself in Piaget’s study.…
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The Abbey Museum of Art and Archaeology, Caboolture QLD
You may, when watching the news in February, have heard about the theft of…
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Just musing on manuscript rejection:
Publishers are looking for certain genres to fill their quotas. They demand authors and…
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Taking the Tokyo Subway
This is the statue of Hachiko, Japan’s equivalent of Scotland’s Greyfriars Bobby (photo copyright…
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Five Mystical Things About Rosslyn Chapel, Scotland
It added to the depth of the experience that no-one was allowed to take…
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The Power of Storytelling: Turning Inner Struggles into Character Arcs
Writers love to write plot twists; we revel in the next jolt of excitement.…
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There ain’t no cure for the Summertime Blues
I hate the story summer tells, and the way I never seem to belong…
Margaret R Kelly 