Tag Archives: writing

On the romance of work

Posted on April 13, 2013 by

++this blog post originally appeared at: Kim Wilkins When I was a little girl, I read a book that would affect me profoundly. It was Gladys Malvern’s The Dancing Star, first published in 1944, an account of the life of … Continue reading →

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On “Isabella’s Gift”

Posted on September 21, 2011 by

It’s a very strange thing, selling a book before it’s finished. Now that Australia, Germany, and the US have bought “Isabella’s Gift”, I need to finish it. I’ve written about 70 000 words so far, but have paused for a … Continue reading →

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On mountains and books

Posted on September 6, 2011 by

I walk up a mountain three or four times a week. It sounds much more hard-core than it actually is. I live in the foothills of the mountain, Mount Coot-tha, and it’s technically not actually a mountain at just a … Continue reading →

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On how we got here

Posted on August 12, 2011 by

With the launch date for my book, Wildflower Hill, in the US and Canada steadily getting closer, I thought I’d share with my new readers some of the thoughts and feelings that went into the creation of this manuscript in … Continue reading →

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