Memoir Reflections
I've been away overseas for several weeks and have just got back into writing my memoir. I've come back with 'fresh eyes' and have now almost fine tuned the second draft. It's pretty ordinary to read at this stage but the structure is in place which … [Continue reading] about Fresh Eyes
Everybody remembers their first belly whacker. I do. It happened at the Fitzroy baths back in the 1960s, when I dived into the pool almost horizontally and my belly hit the water first. My guts felt like they had exploded, I doubled up in … [Continue reading] about Belly Whacker
The following facts have been chosen at random from 'Fitzroy - Melbourne's First Suburb.' I have a copy and highly recommend this detailed, researched book about Fitzroy. It's been very handy when I need to do research for my memoir. … [Continue reading] about 10 Fitzroy Facts
357 Brunswick Street is the address of the shop in Fitzroy, where I grew up. While researching online for my memoir, I discovered several newspaper notices from the 19th century about my old home. The notices below are from Trove, an Australian … [Continue reading] about One House – Many Stories
As I write my memoir, I occasionally fall into the writer's trap known as 'paralysis by analysis'. I try and get that paragraph just right - that sentence just right - that word just right. And the end result is that I've spent a lot of time … [Continue reading] about Paralysis by Analysis