"Circles protect you, if you let them, girl. But you gotta let 'em. Gotta not get in their way." After a divorce, Jo has enough cash to go halves in 20 acres of land with her brother, land that is located in the valley where her Indigenous ancestors once lived. She sets about rebuilding her … Continue reading #AWW2016 Review – Mullumbimby by Melissa Lucashenko
Author: Heather Ewings
Heather Ewings is a Tasmanian writer of mostly speculative fiction. With an MA in History, and a fascination with myth and folklore, her work weaves our world with the world of the other: of spirits, and mythological beings, and sometimes even magic.
A Novel’s Research
Some time ago I published the first of what I intended to be a short series on the writing of my novel. That post was 'A Novel's Inspiration' and here, finally, is post #2 - a brief account of the research that went into this novel. First of all there were the bush walks - one of … Continue reading A Novel’s Research
#AWW2016 Review -‘Meet Marly’ and ‘Marly’s Business’ by Alice Pung
I'm reviewing something a little different this week. Meet Marly, and Marly's Business, by Alice Pung, are middle-grade fiction (actually, I noticed on the publisher's website they are listed as 'historical' fiction - hmm... I realise 1983 was in the past, but 'historical'? I was around in 1983... makes me feel ancient!) These two books are … Continue reading #AWW2016 Review -‘Meet Marly’ and ‘Marly’s Business’ by Alice Pung
#AWW2016 Round-up (Happy Mother’s Day!)
First up - Happy Mother's Day!! I hope you all get as spoiled as I did - breakfast and hot chocolate in bed, along with a wonderful home-made card and a bag of home made gifts -perfect! Just a short post this week. In my first post of the year I wrote about how I'd signed … Continue reading #AWW2016 Round-up (Happy Mother’s Day!)
#AWW2016 Review – Bantam by Terry Whitebeach
Mick is an 18 year old Indigenous man living in the small town of Bantam. He’s just moved out of home and is struggling to find work, a decent place to live, and a girlfriend. I've never read anything quite like this book. Written for those “whose reading skills are dodgy, or even absent, but … Continue reading #AWW2016 Review – Bantam by Terry Whitebeach
Insignia Vol 3, and a story flashback…
Recently, (which when I check turns out to have been three years ago... the mind boggles at just how fast time passes) I had a story published in Insignia vol #1 Japanese Fantasy Stories. Just over a fortnight ago, Kelly Matsuura released the third volume of Insignia stories: Southeast Asian Fantasy, and she's posted excerpts of the stories on her blog. … Continue reading Insignia Vol 3, and a story flashback…
#AWW2016 Review – My Year Without Matches – Claire Dunn
So I've fallen in love with this book, and the adventure behind it. It's a memoir; Claire's experiences living in the bush for 12 months in a wilderness survival program. With her tribe of 5 others (also taking part in the program) as well as organisers Kate and Sam, and a variety of other 'elders' … Continue reading #AWW2016 Review – My Year Without Matches – Claire Dunn
How to find the time to…
"How do you find the time to...?" I've been asked this question quite a bit over the past few weeks - on Instagram in relation to my reading habits, and by a couple of different people at the recent Tamar Valley Writers Festival when discussing my writing. I have three children; two I home-school … Continue reading How to find the time to…
#AWW2016 Review – Heat and Light by Ellen van Neerven
I got to hear Ellen van Neerven speak about her book, as well as many other issues faced by Indigenous people today, at the Tamar Valley Writers Festival just a few weeks ago. Though Ellen's book, 'Heat and Light', is presented as a collection of short stories, she said many people see it as a … Continue reading #AWW2016 Review – Heat and Light by Ellen van Neerven
Tamar Valley Writers Festival 2016
Last weekend was the Tamar Valley Writers Festival - two days (well, for me - there were other events on other days too), of non-stop panels and book-signings and networking! Those of you who've been following my blog for a while now, may remember that around this time two years ago I attended the Festival of … Continue reading Tamar Valley Writers Festival 2016
Heather Ewings 