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THE FIRST MONDAY IN MAY and St Kilda Short WHOEVER WAS USING THIS BED

Posted in Writing on May 13, 2016| Leave a Comment »

Always balanced, considered, enticing and informed reviews from CJ.

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7 tips for reading to groups of children

Posted in Writing on May 12, 2016| Leave a Comment »

Must remember to rent a ‘laughing child’…

MONIQUE MULLIGAN

Last week, I was invited to read My Silly Mum to sixty school children aged four to five years old. I’m no stranger to reading to children, having run a weekly storytime session at my current workplace for a couple of years, as well as running playgroups for several years (once upon a time).

Here are my tips for reading to young school children:

1. Rent a laughing child: If your book is funny, you need that one child who kicks off the giggles. It doesn’t matter if it’s as soon as you open the book, or after the first word – trust me, it’s affirming because that kid gets it. I had one of those children at the book launch also, and his “her-her-her-her” certainly revved up the crowd.

2. Dare the kids: Kids love a challenge. Do I have the silliest mum in the world? Or do they?

3. Pause…

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POEM: Before you…

Posted in Books, Exploring Possibilities, Love, Poetry, Romance, Writing, tagged BOOK:ExploringPossibilities, BOOK:SketchingInIreland, Love, LovePoetry, POEM:BeforeYou, poetry, romance, RomanticPoetry, writing on May 11, 2016| 1 Comment »

An extract from my next poetry collection: ‘Exploring Possibilities’.

Before you returned, I slept in a bed

without creases. Only pulled up the sheets

to straighten. Now I love my wrinkles.

Today following signs to Yield in Ireland,

I’m used to an Aussie Give Way while

I put on red lipstick, tell you stories

of Africa when we were both young

and watch my words seduce you again.

You remember young Chianti; full

round ruby red, peppered with berries.

I remember a Hotel in Kitwe – Blue Nun.

You say your taste has matured, you now

prefer an Aussie Shiraz; sharp, punchy,

still youthful – allowed to ripen with time.

@FrancesMForde #FrancesMacForde #BOOK:ExploringPossibilties #POEM:BeforeYou #Poetry #Writing #BOOK:SketchingInIreland #LovePoetry #RomanticPoetry #Love #Romance

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Miss you, Mum – reblog.

Posted in Writing on May 9, 2016| Leave a Comment »

Now we have a new little man to tug at your heartstrings…

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I wish you could meet…

Pick flowers…

Knit them toys and jumpers…

Make cupcakes…

Have special conversations…

I try to be you, Mum – every day, for them.

To all the mums out there, have a really wonderfulMother’s Day.

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Ripple Effect

Posted in Writing on May 8, 2016| Leave a Comment »

Lovely – on this lovely Mother’s Day.

forget-me-not

The pitter patter of love’s droplets
sprinkled upon our cheeks
should show you
that there is so much more
than cannot be explained by science
or astronomy, in atoms, molecules
or the idiosyncrasies of man
in his perfect condition.

On blue-gray evenings
when constellations collide
and lovers
simultaneously combust
from the sheer delight
of the other’s pulsing promises,

soft waves of spiritual movement
create a transformation
in the quiet atmosphere of us.

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Baby rhino gives Sudan new lease on life

Posted in Writing on May 3, 2016| Leave a Comment »

If you can help…

Fight for Rhinos

The baby southern white rhino was abandoned by mom and found by the Ol Pejeta team when he was only 2 weeks old. Very sick and barely alive, he has made an amazing recovery with the help of caretakers.

Named Ringo, after rhino advocate Ringo Starr, he has been introduced to Sudan, the last male northern white rhino on the planet. The two make quite the pair. Click below to watch more:

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Nick Earls – E-Books, Audio & Kindle…

Posted in COMMUNITY, Favorite Writers, KINDLE Books, Other blogs, Prose, Short Stories, Writers, Writing, tagged AUDIOBooks, E-BOOK:Gotham, E-Books, KINDLESingles, NickEarls, ShortStories, StephenKing, Wrtiting on May 3, 2016| Leave a Comment »

http://www.theguardian.com/books/2016/may/02/nick-earls-author-rise-of-novella-ebook-revolution

http://www.theguardian.com/books/booksblog/2013/sep/05/amazon-kindle-singles-short

http://www.theguardian.com/books/2015/aug/17/audiobooks-booming-chart-bookseller-top-20

#FrancesMForde #FrancesMacForde #NickEarls #E-BOOK-Gotham #KINDLESingles #StephenKing #AUDIOBooks #Writing #Writers #ShortStories #E-Books

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A Month of Sundays

Posted in Writing on May 3, 2016| Leave a Comment »

Any director who values character ‘first and foremost’… has my vote. This is a must see! Thanks for bringing it to my attention, C.J.

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Australian Book Industry Awards Finalists

Posted in Writing on May 2, 2016| Leave a Comment »

http://blog.booktopia.com.au/2016/05/02/australian-book-industry-awards-shortlist-announced/

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Writers Ask Writers: early inspirations

Posted in Writing on April 29, 2016| 2 Comments »

It’s been a while since the Writers Ask Writers group has posted, but we couldn’t let the opportunity to celebrate two new releases go by! The main characters in those new novels—Georgia in Sara Fo…

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