bell hooks

 An assignment for my Ideas in Education unit.  I loved learning about bell hooks; I'd just read Anything We Love Can Be Saved by Alice Walker so choosing bell hooks from a big list of educators was a no-brainer.  There was a 750 word limit for this assignment, and a three-minute video to accompany it.  …

Writing Exercise II

Using Didion’s extract as a model, write a new brief piece about a character, taking care to place her in a setting that influences some aspect of her aspirations and behaviour. Bridget walked briskly down O’Connell Street towards the bus stop on Redmond Road.  After she’d paid the driver and sat down, she slipped off …

Warrior

Just rocked up to the gym and posting from my phone (should really be on the cross-trainer). Listened to courtney barnett on the way here. Does she capitalise her name? Apologies if so. I kind of feel like I’m Linda Carter - oops, Freudian slip there - I mean the mum from Terminator (same same) …

Writing Exercise I

Flash fiction based on yourself as (you think) you are at this current time in your life. She lives in a small inelegant house which sits in the middle of a big yard.  She has lived there longer than she ever lived in any house as a child while growing up.  Her daughter has never …

So, I Changed

Again, this was for a 950 word piece for my Writing and Creativity unit (not English and Creativity unit as I've previously said!).  Inspired by real events but then artistic license takes over.   For five months Mia rose in the quiet darkness of 5.30am.  If she was lucky she could almost enjoy the warm …

Reasons to Get Out of Bed

This is a piece I wrote for an 1800 word assignment in my Writing and Creativity unit, with the theme to be around 'travelling somewhere for the first time'.  I think.  Something along those lines.  Like another piece I'll share, it's based on real life but morphs from that starting point, so it's not necessarily …

Ant medicine

I'd find an ant walking on my leg every time I got in my car for a few days after we got back from Hervey Bay.  It was so weird.  Who has ants in their car?  But you know, I swear it was like just this one ant.  So I looked up 'ant medicine' and …

Coached

Today I wrapped up a coaching series with an incredible woman. It was fascinating to see the journey I’d been on over the four months.  The transformation and shifts. I started with three goals: 1. Feel the true value of my talents and skills; 2. Create space and time for solitude; and 3. Shape a …

Ok

Well this is the practice website so practice I will. I'm having such a hard time of coming up with my niche!  And a website name.  And I'm following so many shiny things as I learn how to become a freelancer. I know focus is an issue for me, because there are just so many …

All write-y then!

As previously alluded to, spacious and wild will be a place for me to practice. I've started The Writer's Centre's Magazine Writing Course and am very excited about it. I've found some websites about freelancing and have ordered some books from the library about copywriting and freelancing. I'm on a week and a half's holiday …