On having a research assistant
Over the summer (in Australia, summer is just finishing) I wrote a book. It took me only three months to write, and a little bit of time to edit. It was the easiest book I ever wrote, and it’s called...
View ArticleOn the romance of work
++this blog post originally appeared at: Kim Wilkins When I was a little girl, I read a book that would affect me profoundly. It was Gladys Malvern’s The Dancing Star, first published in 1944, an...
View ArticleOn Writing Companions
All writers I know have companion animals. And if you were to ask writers why this is so important to them, the responses will range from being inspired by the beautiful muse that rocks up when you...
View ArticleOn which we are, we are
++ This blog post originally appeared at Kim Wilkins I grew up in Redcliffe in the 70s and 80s, when it was pretty rough and socially disadvantaged. In fact, I was pretty rough and socially...
View ArticleOn creativity and distraction
I recently did a TEDx talk on creativity and distraction (under my given name, Kim Wilkins). You might be interested to watch it.
View ArticleOn Second Breakfast
Over at my publisher’s Facebook page there is a competition running where you can win an advance preview copy of Evergreen Falls by leaving a comment about what you think luxury is. The competition is...
View ArticleFascinating women of history
I spend a lot of time reading about interesting historical women, so I thought I’d share some of their stories on the blog (because I can’t write novels about ALL of them). First up is Australia’s...
View ArticleOn writing Evergreen Falls
Every book has a story of its own. My latest novel, Evergreen Falls, has been released this week in Australia (with forthcoming editions in the United States and other places…). I started writing this...
View ArticleFascinating Women of History #2
Emma of Normandy ( c. 985 – 1052) Everything having been thus duly settled, the king [Canute] lacked nothing except a most noble wife…. But she refused ever to become the bride of Knútr, unless he...
View ArticleWhere am I?
Hello, world. I do find it difficult to write my books, hold down my job, parent my children, and blog, so today I’m just going to let you know that I have a new book out and where you can get it, and...
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