Archive for August, 2015
Soft Landing
Posted in Writing on August 22, 2015| Leave a Comment »
The Rabbits
Posted in Writing on August 22, 2015| Leave a Comment »
You just never know, where your writing will go…

Rod Stewart & The Faces – A Magnificent Racket! Twisting The Night Away
Posted in Writing on August 21, 2015| 2 Comments »
Get twisted.
Most of the posts published here on The Jukebox are (as I hope you will have judged) the result of contemplation, decades of listening history, careful planning and rigorous research. Not this one!
No, today’s post was generated through the mysteries of the algorithms that produce, ‘random’ selections on my Brennan JB7 music system. So, from the very instant that the first notes of, ‘Twisting The Night Away’ by Rod Stewart and The Faces exploded into my consciousness it was clear to me that any plans made for today’s post were null and void!
And, after I had hit the repeat button seven or eight times in a row and reached a state of exhausted elation having danced myself into a virtual stupor I was willing – if not wholly ready and able to write.
So, ‘My Lords, Ladies and Gentlemen’ for your pleasure and delight let me transport you…
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Husbands, Divorce, 30 Years on…
Posted in Exploring Possibilities, Hidden Capacity, Love, nature, Poetry, Poetry Postcards, Romance, tagged Australian Poetry, Flowers, FMF:PoetryPostcards, FrancesMacaulayForde, Love, nature, poetry, poetry in Western Australia, PoetryPostcards, Postcards, romance on August 21, 2015| Leave a Comment »
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GUEST BLOG: Bestselling author Barbara Hannay on the Writing Process
Posted in Writing on August 20, 2015| Leave a Comment »
The power of a single photograph…
Trust…No Love…Love.
Posted in Exploring Possibilities, Hidden Capacity, Love, Poetry, Poetry Postcards, Romance, tagged Cinquains, Exploring Possibilities, Hidden Capacity, Love, poems, poetry postcards, Postcards, romance on August 20, 2015| Leave a Comment »
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The Man From UNCLE
Posted in Writing on August 18, 2015| Leave a Comment »
Yep – looking forward to this one.
Araluen again…
Posted in COMMUNITY, nature, Poetry, Poetry Postcards, Romance, Writing on August 18, 2015| Leave a Comment »
Thought I’d remind all the Perth-ites… it’s “Tulip Time” again.
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Doing it with Passion! Writers in Ireland Series: Nuala Ní Chonchúir
Posted in Writing on August 18, 2015| Leave a Comment »
Always a good read…
The 4 Platform Secrets No One Has Told You
Posted in Writing on August 17, 2015| Leave a Comment »
Platform, platform, platform…
Platform.
Platform.
Platform.
It’s all anyone in publishing wants to talk about! Writers are feeling this top down pressure to check all the boxes publishers and agents are looking for. Including platform. But we’re talking about platform for a reason. (Need a platform primer? Try Jane Friedman’s here.)
Let’s be clear: non fiction authors understand that platform is non-negotiable; it’s a must. However, fiction authors don’t require one–but we won’t be sad if you have one. Now that we’re all on the same page. Let’s breakdown the secrets to platform that you probably haven’t discovered how to leverage. Ready?
The secret to a meaningful platform is engagement. It doesn’t matter how many tweets you send or pins you post. If there is no engagement on the other side you’re wasting your time speaking into a black hole. You don’t always need to go searching for more, more, more. Try…
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