Landscape Design: Charming Cottage Garden
As a contributor to houzz Australia, I enjoy sharing other designers' projects about beautiful interiors. From time to time, I get asked to write about an exciting outdoor area. The following story is an impressive garden project in North Carlton, Victoria, which...Letting Go
In one of my recent yoga classes, the teacher chose ‘letting go’ as topic or red thread in our class. She encouraged us to let go of any expectations or reactions that might come up when practising challenging poses. As we went through the 90 minutes of strengthening...Patience or the Art of Dealing with Delay
During the month of May, I started submitting my memoir manuscript to the first ten publishers on my list. At first glance, it looked that they all asked for the same information: an excerpt of the manuscript, a synopsis, contents in case of non-fiction, an author...3 Tips to Make Most out of the Sydney Writers’ Festival
The Sydney Writers’ Festival (SWF) ended last Sunday with thousands of people as visitors. Set in the inspiring precinct of Walsh Bay with its beautiful industrial buildings, harbour-side cafés, worn timber floors and exposed rusty metal features, the festival was...3 Strategies to Getting Feedback on Your Manuscript
My writing journey continues. I started submitting my manuscript to the first publisher on my list which I had compiled in March. If you missed this previous post, you can read more in my post My Memoir Writing Journey: the Publisher Pitch. This week, I thought I share three successful strategies that I followed during the past 15 months to get feedback on my manuscript.