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Interview with Alan Fyfe, author of T
I can’t believe it’s been over two years since I last published an author interview on this website! I’m back and my first interview in my 2022 series is with Alan Fyfe — some of you may remember Alan’s poetry reading from last year. This time he’s back as a very-soon-to-be published novelist. As with the artists and writers I previously profiled, I included questions from The Proust Questionnaire in this interview. Authors are always free to ignore these or any of my other questions but I am very grateful that Alan answered all of them because now I know even more about this very talented writer who I am…
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Conversations with Marianna Shek
Marianna Shek was one of the writers I approached when I decided to profile writers on (or should the preposition be ‘in’? Do you appear in or on…) this blog because I really wanted to continue the conversation that we started in Melbourne. I was immediately drawn to Marianna’s creative passion and energy. When you read this profile, you’ll find out just how multi-talented Marianna is. We could have easily ended up with a novella-length interview if we’d allowed ourselves, but we decided to leave that for another day. Marianna has no immediate plans to travel to Perth, nor I to Brisbane, so we will have to make do with Skype…
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Catherine Robertson – Writing a Bestseller
I met Catherine Robertson at a short-fiction workshop at the International Institute of Modern Letters when I was on a working holiday in the Land of the Long White Cloud. I don’t know how the others in the workshop felt about their time there, but I remember thinking, “This is it. This is why I took such a meandering path and made seemingly senseless choices…I’m meant to be alive at this moment, sitting in a circle with 12 intelligent and creative people who value creative expression as much as I do, and damn this view over Wellington Harbour is amazing.” The 13 of us in the room, 12 Wellington-based emerging writers and…
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You Belong Here – Laurie Steed
A few months before I had the opportunity to meet Laurie Steed, and before I found out about Laurie’s 1st Editions Retreat, I borrowed You Belong Here from my local library. I park at the library carpark when I do my shopping and often pick up books on my way through. Laurie’s book caught my eye as rushed to my car because of its title and the cover art. (When I use the library as a thoroughfare, I seem to bring home books in the ‘S-T’ section because they are displayed in such an enticing way). Laurie’s novel is about a Melbourne couple Jen and Steven Slater who meet and marry…
