Inherited by Amanda Curtin

Dear Book Chums, I've been reading and re-reading the most magnificent anthology of short stories by West Australian author Amanda Curtin. It's called Inherited and is made up of nineteen of the most amazing short stories you'll ever read. The stories, each quite different from one another is imbued with humour and compassion and a wicked wit. You'll love them. This is a must read. You can borrow my copy, or obtained a copy from all good libraries and bookstores. Retails for $26.95. Ever wondered what that means - all good bookstores, implying that there's good and bad??? Take Car... more »

Stuff

I loathe stuff. You know, stuff. Getting stuff, having stuff, finding places to store stuff. Then eventually having to throw out stuff. Stuff me, if there aren't days when the stuff of life gets me plain down. Well, now Christmas is looming. Jeez, more stuff. Stuff for landfill. This year I'm escaping from Christmas, hopefully going camping in a place where the locals haven't yet heard of Christmas. It's unlikely though, because there's barely a place left on earth now where there's not stuff. Am I alone in my stuffy attitude? Thoughts please. I know it's not bookish, but hell it's important.

Motivation

Calling for suggestions my dear writer/reader/ chums as to how to get myself out of the house and into the studio to write.  I think the word I’m looking for is motivation. You see I’ve hit a brick wall of “What’s the freaking’ point of it all?” At this point in time, it makes more sense to get a hair-cut and get a job.  Like night packing or working for Australia Post. Better still, going to the beach to frolic and turn my skin into good Australian leather.

No having to live in the land of make believe, no scrounging around for money, no having to put up with rejection. However there is another part of me, saying “just get out there and write.”

Love to know how you get motivated. Let us know how to get motivated!