You Can’t Be an Imposter Because I Am
BY KRISTINE LACO Sheena wasn’t a writer, but she gave the best writing advice. She was my instructor at a cognitive behavioural therapy group. ‘What do you want to happen with your writing?’ Sheena asked. ‘To be published?’ I offered. Sheena wrote published in blue marker on the slick whiteboard. ‘Tell us what that looks […]
Emotions: My Tool for Writing
BY GEETHA RANGANATHAN Sitting at the city library in Parramatta, I asked myself what drove me to write. As the clouds passed by, I realised that my mood had changed, and I started tapping on the keyboard. Emotions play an important role in everyone’s life and are an important contributor to success and failure. I […]
Best Writing Tip: Find Your Sound
BY SHAYNA LEWIS My music career ended at age 15. I’d just finished my second year of high school. As a music student, I’d been automatically added to the school band, meaning that my bari sax and I had also attended two years of weekly 7 a.m. rehearsals. Those mornings were actually pretty fun, but […]