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Should Children’s Literature Be Entertaining for Adults too?

First day back at uni and already I am inspired!

Firstly, Toni Jordan. I was over the moon to discover that she is one of my lecturers/tutors this semester. I own both her books, have seen her speak and am just so excited. Her lecture this morning - first one - was laid back and she just spoke with such passion about books and writing - it was really inspiring and made me want to write! Having her for another two hour tutorial was pretty amazing, and I can tell already that she is going to be amazing.

For over two years I've lamented to anyone who'd listen that the diploma got all the good teachers (Sally Rippin, Toni Jordan, Kate Holden and so on) and now we have one! :D (Speaking of, you all heard they're turning the iconic diploma into an associate degree? As ...

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What Are You Thankful For?

So yesterday it was Thanksgiving in America and despite not being American, I really think the holiday has some good values that the rest of the world could see fit to introduce.

A holiday without presents where everyone gathers around to give thanks for what they have? Yes, please!

(It's also hilariously ironic that they often call it Turkey Day and that I have a picture of a Turkey on here as my nick-name in primary school was Turkey! My surname is Burke, then you go Burkey-Turkey... get it? My best friend even named her new gold fish after me when we were 12, Turkster and Gobbling :P)

However if I ever were to go to America to celebrate it, I wouldn't eat the Turkey  - ewww! My best friend always refers to that as me not wanting to be a cannibal by ...

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Literary Photos

I'm in a visual mood today kids!

Enjoy this collection of literary photographic treats (and be sure to check out Bookfessions! What a great site!).

 

 

 

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Dylan Moran, Edited Work + Other Randomness

On Sunday, a friend from uni and I went to see Dylan Moran.

THE MAN IS A GOD.

Ahem, sorry.

You guys watch Black Books right? Well, you should.

My friend Jess and I sat there, waiting excitedly for him to come out. We'd gone to dinner before hand, and decided that we wouldn't care if he didn't talk all night: as long as he walked on stage, mussed his hair, smoked and drank red wine. THAT IS ALL WE NEEDED.

He came on stage, holding red wine, and mussed his hair.

(No smoking, although let's be honest, we were expecting that :P)

OUR LIVES ARE COMPLETE.

Of course, I went home that night and watched Black Books, meaning an assignment due the following day didn't get done :p

ZOMG. Last night I fully intended to write this post. Instead, I wanted to take a quick nap at 6pm as ...

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On Revising

Tonight I was watching MasterChef, as I often do.

The challenge they had tonight was to:

Make up a recipe Test it out until they perfected it in their kitchen at home (and by home I mean the large house they all share) Write the recipe out Make the dish in the MasterChef kitchen, to be professionally photographed for the recipe card Home cooks then came in and tested the recipes

It occurred to me while watching it the importance of testing things.

Mistakes were evident in the testing phase as wrong measurements were written, wrong times, missing ingredients.

This has been on my mind lately as I was talking with a friend about the revisions I'm doing on my manuscript.

Without my betas (my lovely, lovely, wonderful betas) I wouldn't've picked up half the stuff they did.

Without my betas, I wouldn't know things that I thought worked but don't.

Without ...

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Random Rambled Jumbled Post

It's Friday, Friday, gotta get down on Friday....

Speaking of Ms Black, who saw Katy Perry's new video clip? Respect for Rebecca: sky-high!

Actually, it's kind of a miracle that I'm blogging tonight.

I was supposed to be working - like I do most Friday nights - but my boy (the same one that I was dancing with glo-sticks with last Friday) fell off his trampoline, hurt his leg and therefore tonight was cancelled.

So instead, I'm sitting at home, fan-girling over Robert McKee.

You kids know him, right?

If ...

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Contents of my brain: Dumped

Hi, friends!

Today is going to be a mixed post (or, what my brain currently looks like) as I have twenty minutes to write everything down before I go out for dinner for my sister's 21st.

First up: The Wheeler Centre's May-August program is out today.

And OMG it's as good as ever. God Love The Wheeler Centre.

And who am I most excited about?

MICHAEL CUNNINGHAM.

OMG I cannot describe to you how excited I am.

He wrote one of my favourite ...

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Neighbours Tour

As I mentioned a few weeks ago, as a part of my birthday present my excellent friend Bevan bought me a tour of Neighbours!

I do love Neighbours as everyone knows. It's always been on my list of things to do but I'd never gotten around to it.

Before today! :D


IT'S DOCTOR KARL!!!

I was actually quite worried (irrationally, I might add!) who would turn up for the meet-and-greet section.

I was hoping it was someone I liked and also hoped it wasn't one of the younger cast members (acting all fan-girl on a ...

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Sleeping Around + Other Uses

I just had to share this picture with you all:



Hilarious, no?

I got it tweeted to me by a friend, Nick. And I laughed and laughed!

And then after I laughed, I smiled some more because tonight I went and saw Hairspray!

Which was rather excellent. I highly encourage everyone to go and see it!

Today I went into my local Angus and Robertson, the one that is closing down.

On the plus side, the 50% off meant I bought:
- Sleeping Around by Brian Thacker (I've read it before - just brilliant. It's about couch surfing - travelling around the world, crashing on people's couches)
- Infinity by Sarah Dessen (Ahh, a mini-Dessen!)
- What Was Lost by Catherine O'Flynn (I recognised the cover ...