Trish Lewis

Kiama Interlude

I am about to complete a mentorship with bestselling author Gabbie Stroud who has been tremendously encouraging of all my writing projects. We put the mentorship on hold for a few weeks as it suited both of our situations. The reason Gabbie was finding it hard to meet with me was due to the launchContinue reading “Kiama Interlude”

Literary Morning Tea

I came across a unique opportunity to hear from two authors with recently released books set in the Southern Highlands. Joan Sauer’s, Echo Lake, incorporates real locations into the narrative whilst Lucy Campbell’s, Lowbridge, gives fictional names to real locations included in the storyline. I went to the morning tea held by The Bookshop BowralContinue reading “Literary Morning Tea”

A ‘proper’ writer

It has been a busy year, so far. I keep forgetting how far into the year we are and am regularly surprised to realise it’s May or July or, now, almost August. My writing journey has been flying over the last six weeks or so as I have explored more seriously the reality of beingContinue reading “A ‘proper’ writer”

Dreaming

I hope one day I will be able to go somewhere remote and isolated so I can spend loads of time contemplating and thinking and writing. Hopefully, my survival needs will be met by a mysterious, invisible maid who is very good at cooking.

Movie Review – Friends with Kids

WARNING: contains spoilers I like going to the movies and last year had little opportunity to do so. I was very, very busy and at my local cinema they have an annoying tendency to not show things that I like to see. They veer more towards the strange science fiction or alien invasion movies. DuringContinue reading “Movie Review – Friends with Kids”

Is there something wrong with me?

So, it seems, perhaps, I am even less emotional than I thought I was. My sister posted on Facebook yesterday as it was our Mum’s birthday. Many people commented and said they had been thinking of her and so on. I, on the other hand, did not think about her or the fact that itContinue reading “Is there something wrong with me?”