One of my volunteer tasks is researching and writing posts for the QuiltNSW blog. QuiltNSW is our state-wide group for quilters and has many talented members. Last month, the Sydney Quilt Show was planned, organised and run completely by volunteers and there were over 400 quilts displayed. Wow! I enjoy finding the stories behind quilts. […]
My statement on AI
I don’t use it for writing and I don’t have to prove that to anyone. That’s it; that’s my statement. AI is supposed to mean artificial intelligence, but that’s an oxymoron. If it’s artificial, it doesn’t have intelligence, even if the technology companies would have you believe otherwise. They are developing that sort of software […]
Writing for myself
I have researched and written many words recently – all for other people and all as a volunteer. I write for my garden club’s newsletter, and I write for my quilt guild’s blog and digital magazine. All those words are shared with both groups’ members. This focus means I haven’t written for myself. I miss […]
What to do when your writing mutates?
It’s a slippery thing, writing. You think you are going to create a particular form of writing but then, magically, it recasts itself. The temptation is to wrangle it back into its original form but should you? I wanted to write a memoir about a particular time in my life and how I worked through […]