This is my short story that I wrote for the Words in Winter Trentham Ellen Kemp Memorial Prize which, incredibly, won! It was easy to write because I do love books and I took many of the quotes from favourite novels or BBC period adaptations. It is also about the feeling of first love. IContinueContinue reading “Novel Chemistry”
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A Tale of Two Fishes, Shavasana and Charred Parsnip
After a lady in my writing group remarked how much she enjoyed the book she was reading because it was so hilarious, and that there are not enough funny stories shared in the world, I was inspired to share one of my own. I’m no comedian but this tale from a few weeks ago wasContinueContinue reading “A Tale of Two Fishes, Shavasana and Charred Parsnip”
The Writer’s Corner: Kat Damen
A few weeks ago I finally finished writing my first novel and despite it only being the first blah draft, I’m pretty stoked and have already started editing enthusiastically. By the time I am ready to unleash my book on the world I would like to immerse myself even more in the writing community soContinueContinue reading “The Writer’s Corner: Kat Damen”
The Best $20 I’ve Spent In My Travels: Onsen ‘Hotel’
I was never fantastic at being independent as a young adult. You’d think I’d have thought a bit more about that before travelling to live and work in Japan for six months. Despite studying the Japanese language at both high school and university, I still managed to get lost many a time during my stayContinueContinue reading “The Best $20 I’ve Spent In My Travels: Onsen ‘Hotel’”
The Write Stuff: Six Ways To Keep At It
I haven’t been blogging as much lately, (but who am I kidding, it is unfortunately usually one of the last things on my to do list). Instead, I have been spending my time writing other things. In June I attended a Writing Memoir workshop and since then, more opportunities have been popping up for meContinueContinue reading “The Write Stuff: Six Ways To Keep At It”
Kat Buttigieg 