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I time travel quite a bit. No, seriously, I do. It’s cheap and you can do it whenever you want, really. So long as you have photographs.. Sometimes, when I take stock of how many photographs I have, it’s alarming. … Continue reading
Category Archives: Inspiration
While we’re confined by the pandemic, how about another virtual trip with me? Let me take you back in time and place to inspiration for my novel ISLANDS. A lot of “life” happened this week, so today I’ll take you on … Continue reading
Local Magics by Jennifer Stevenson Four liminal short stories by Jennifer Stevenson: “Solstice” A young guitarist turns the year with her bare hands. “The Riddle Curse” The goddess struggles to reunite with her two husbands. “Tragesangre” Bigamy only hurts when … Continue reading
From small things do bigger things grow — cubs into lions, acorns into oaks, ideas into stories and then collections of stories and then worlds. Some time ago a friend tossed me an idea “challenge” — a story about a … Continue reading
It’s Sunday afternoon and in the background on the TV is the charity concert raising money. A whole day of music by big names. One band talked about which members of the band had families who have lost everything . … Continue reading
I’m a little tired. This is the Australian art of understatement. Right now, we’re using that a lot. If an Australian tells you that they were affected by the fires, check (don’t ask them – find out in a more … Continue reading
We’re used to impossible adjectives right now in Australia. We think we will get used to what’s happening, but we never do. It’s all personal and it’s all much bigger than any news report has been willing to show. Let … Continue reading
If you’re a pantser you are not in sole charge of the work. The characters, the plot, the theme, all chip in and drag the book to new and exciting places. You want them to do that. This is the … Continue reading
“Don’t think the garden loses its ecstasy in winter. It’s quiet, but the roots are down there riotous…” –Rumi As the year draws to a close, I reflect that it’s been, as Mark Twain put it, “One damned thing … Continue reading