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The Procrastination of Writers

November 27, 2022 ~ Margaret McCaffrey ~ 4 Comments

I'm doing it now. Procrastinating, that is. I have my notebooks out, my laptop at the ready. I know what I have to do to dive into the next section of my short story. Instead, I'm doing a post - which I love - and reading about the latest election results here or overseas, and … Continue reading The Procrastination of Writers

What is a Favourite Story – of Yours?

June 22, 2022 ~ Margaret McCaffrey ~ 2 Comments

The first of mine that comes to mind is ‘The Turf Club’. I had heard the story of my father drinking at a local pub since I was a girl But I wasn’t present at the event, so I had to rely on my imagination to structure it. I wrote it at Borgo San Fedele … Continue reading What is a Favourite Story – of Yours?

The Intimacy of Memoir

May 13, 2022May 14, 2022 ~ Margaret McCaffrey ~ 2 Comments

Author Lee Kofman says: ‘Memoirists write directly about what matters to them, whereas fiction writers may sublimate their experiences and passions.’ The first half of her dictum is certainly true: memoirists are concerned with what matters to them. Whole books are devoted to the second part of Lee's hypothesis. But let’s look at memoir for … Continue reading The Intimacy of Memoir

Journaling

February 3, 2022February 10, 2022 ~ Margaret McCaffrey ~ 4 Comments

Writing in a journal is not for everyone. But then again, neither is writing. For those of us who do like to write, journaling can be appealing. Of late, I have returned to the practice of free-hand writing in my notebook. It’s been a hopscotch couple of years as the pandemic endures. Maybe because it’s … Continue reading Journaling

Slow Writing

October 1, 2021 ~ Margaret McCaffrey ~ 5 Comments

Wiradjuri writer, Tara June Winch, gave this advice to entrants for Australia's SBS Emerging Writers' Competition in which she is a judge:"When you read your story aloud, when you edit and read it again and again, your work becomes the fire pit reflected in your eyes.' To read more about the competition, View here. The … Continue reading Slow Writing

The Eye watching the ‘I’ 

July 2, 2021 ~ Margaret McCaffrey ~ 3 Comments

Among other skills, US teacher Kaylie Jones runs memoir-writing workshops.  At the first one I attended, she explained that the good memoirist uses the omniscient Eye to watch over the more personal ‘I’ of the narrator. In seconds flat, she was at the whiteboard drawing an eye in the sky that observed and informed the stick … Continue reading The Eye watching the ‘I’ 

Reading for Writers

April 16, 2021 ~ Margaret McCaffrey ~ 1 Comment

Before I began writing myself, I read novels primarily for the story. In fact, I revelled in the tale. Even after dissecting themes for my studies in ‘great’ literature, I still craved a good story.             Later, while studying creative writing, I heard another student declare that she only reads these days to see how the … Continue reading Reading for Writers

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