On Monday I visited Our Lady of Help Primary School in Ringwood to do a Chinese painting workshop with the Year 3s to 6s.
First I taught them the four treasures of a Chinese painting studio – brush, paper, inkstone and inkstick. Then how to hold a Chinese brush. Everyone picked it up so quickly. They were naturals! Read the rest of this entry »
This week I was very pleased to receive copies of the Chinese publication of The Lion Drummer.
This is my horse, Prince.
He took me to far off lands, over snow covered mountains, through misty valleys and shimmering forests.
Sometimes he wore a crown of silver, sometimes a cape of gold. Read the rest of this entry »
Something creepy came my way a few weeks ago. Call it lucky, call it just plain old spooky, but for sure it has enhanced my WIP.
I was working on the umpteenth draft of my ghost short story, Read the rest of this entry »
This is my New York City interview with Mary-Lea Awanohara. Mary-Lea writes a fascinating blog called The Displaced Nation.
Before I give you the link to the interview, I would like to tell you how it all came about. It’s worth sharing for its strangeness. Again it demonstrates how connected we all are.
There are two worlds authors inhabit – the one inside their heads and the one that is all around them. I spend so much of my time sitting at my desk, inside my imagination, I wonder if it will take me over one day. Read the rest of this entry »
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