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Saturday, September 5, 2015 2:06:10 AM
Sue Whiting wrote a blog post titled Big book day out:
Sue said, "This event was one of my faves from last year. And this year it seems like it is going to be even bigger and better. Lots of authors and illustrators! Lots of stories! Lots of craft and activities! Lots of fun! I will be in the storytelling tent..." more
Friday, July 31, 2015 12:26:49 AM
Sue Whiting wrote a blog post titled The new novel:
Sue said, "I have started a new novel and I'm in that it's-so-exciting-to-be-writing-a-new-story phase.I have progressed past the heady first flush of inspiration, and now my characters are talking, ideas are colliding and the shape of the story is revealing..." more
Saturday, July 25, 2015 2:26:28 AM
Sue Whiting wrote a blog post titled Platypus play time:
Sue said, "PLATYPUS hit the bookshop shelves this week. So it is Happy Dance time for me. As with all new releases, I am now thinking of ways to present this book in the upcoming weeks of school visits and events that make up BOOK MONTH. (Book Week usually..." more
Friday, July 10, 2015 4:26:30 PM
Sue Whiting wrote a blog post titled Platypus sneak peek:
Sue said, "PLATYPUS - my first ever trade nonfiction picture book - is due for release in a week or so.Yes, I am happy dancing!It is part of a gorgeous series, called Nature Storybooks, published by Walker Books, which combines lyrical narrative, facts..." more
Friday, July 3, 2015 4:08:24 PM
Sue Whiting wrote a blog post titled I love school holidays:
Sue said, "I love school holidays. This may sound like a strange thing for someone who hasn’t been a teacher for ten years and whose kids are well past their school days to say. But school holidays are wonderful.Because school holidays mean..." more
Sunday, April 5, 2015 7:16:31 AM
Sue Whiting wrote a blog post titled Give them pleasure:
Sue said, "In celebration of the release of the US edition of PORTRAITS OF CELINA, (hardback with a jacket - it looks so pretty!) I have reposted this post about writing a slightly creepy story.“Give them pleasure. The same pleasure they have when..." more
Friday, January 9, 2015 12:28:13 PM
Sue Whiting wrote a blog post titled Christmas, bushfires and Cooper Jones:
Sue said, "Happy holidays everyone!We had our family Christmas at my place this year, which of course meant lots of preparation, including a mid-summer spring clean and the peeling of many vegetables.It also meant that some of the family stayed over for a..." more
Friday, October 24, 2014 9:19:09 PM
Sue Whiting wrote a blog post titled Three things:
Sue said, "This is not a post about things coming in threes. I do not believe in that notion at all. Rather, this post is simply about three things that happened a week or so ago, which all represent positive steps along the twisty track that is my journey as..." more
Friday, August 29, 2014 10:23:35 PM
Sue Whiting wrote a blog post titled What did my Book Week look like?:
Sue said, "Book Week is always lots of fun. And always terribly hectic. This is what my Book Week looked like this year:One road trip to Canberra for the CBCA Book of the Year Awards announcement.One broken down car at Canberra airport where I stopped to pick..." more
Saturday, May 10, 2014 3:58:23 AM
Sue Whiting wrote a blog post titled Writing makes me happy:
Sue said, "I have been writing professionally for fifteen years. So you'd think I would have worked it out by now. But in the last few weeks, more than ever before, I have come to the simple realisation that writing makes me happy. And that when I'm not..." more
Saturday, March 15, 2014 2:37:17 AM
Sue Whiting wrote a blog post titled Family fossicking, striking gold and the importance of story:
Sue said, "Just before Christmas, quite accidentally, I stumbled upon this photo on the internet.And dissolved into tears.Why? Because this is a picture of my "narnie" – my paternal grandmother – and up until that moment I had never seen her face. And, as..." more
Saturday, March 8, 2014 7:44:50 PM
Sue Whiting wrote a blog post titled Where can you get it?: one advantage of technology in the book trade:
Sue said, "Unbelievably, it is almost a year since Portraits of Celina was released. It has been a fantastic year and I have been really happy with how the book has been received. But a year on, it is unlikely to be found on very many bookshop shelves - this..." more
Friday, February 28, 2014 1:12:25 AM
Sue Whiting wrote a blog post titled Time to beach party:
Sue said, "Well, the sun is shining, the weather is warming and the gorgeous blue sea is twinkling at me. And it is almost exactly the same sort of day when about ten years ago I was filled with a scrumptious child-like excitement as I headed down the cliff..." more
Friday, February 28, 2014 1:12:25 AM
Sue Whiting wrote a blog post titled Loving the day job:
Sue said, "Is it just me or has time flipped into warp speed? The days zip by so fast that sometimes I'm left dizzy. Has it really been two months since my last blog post? Wow. Time to rectify the situation.Photo courtesy of Claire SaxbyThe last two..." more
Friday, July 19, 2013 7:06:45 AM
Sue Whiting wrote a blog post titled START SOMETHING, STICK TO IT, FINISH IT … OR START SOMETHING NEW:
Sue said, "Last Saturday I spoke on a YA panel with Lisa Forrest and Rebecca James at the Southern Highlands Writers’ Festival. It was a fun, relaxed session and I enjoyed the company of Lisa and Rebecca immensely. During the session Lisa gave an..." more
Sunday, July 14, 2013 5:36:34 AM
Sue Whiting wrote a blog post titled A stern talking to self:
Sue said, "Okay – enough is enough, Susan. No more excuses.Portraits of Celinahas been out for three months. It has been read, reviewed and reprinted. You have received wonderful notes and emails and FB messages, and you have done what you can to promote it:..." more
Friday, June 21, 2013 7:27:42 AM
Sue Whiting wrote a blog post titled Bookish adventures:
Sue said, "Hello.I have had a HUGE June with many bookish adventures.From Reading Matters conference in Melbourne toVoices on the Coast in the Sunshine Coast toSCBWI WA events In Perth and "retreat" on Rottnest Island tothree days and nine schools' tour with..." more
Thursday, May 9, 2013 7:25:30 AM
Sue Whiting wrote a blog post titled A note from Celina O’Malley:
Sue said, "That morning, my last morning, April 7, 1975, dawned brilliant: warm and golden, the sun slanting through the trees. It matched my mood perfectly. It was to be the first day of the rest of our lives, for Robbie and me.I walked down my driveway,..." more
Sunday, May 5, 2013 5:25:23 AM
Sue Whiting wrote a blog post titled Jennifer, Hecate, Macbeth and Me, memories from childhood, and a salute to a great writer:
Sue said, "A few years ago, I was preparing for a Perth Writers’ Festival panel session about favourite books from childhood. (Here is a link to an article on the session.) I recall I was remembering fondly my obsession with Enid Blyton and her Famous Five..." more
Friday, April 12, 2013 6:34:46 AM
Sue Whiting wrote a blog post titled Stillness after craziness, the love of long lost fathers and the tangling of webs:
Sue said, "I love the morning. Love the promise of it. The stillness of it. The quiet pause of it.This morning the stillness is particularly sweet. After a crazy couple of weeks of releasing Portraits of Celina into the world (or to be more precise,..." more
Friday, April 5, 2013 6:32:33 PM
Sue Whiting wrote a blog post titled Give them pleasure:
Sue said, "“Give them pleasure. The same pleasure they have when they wake up from a nightmare.” Alfred Hitchcock I didn’t set out to write a creepy story. But it seems that I have. Early responses from readers of Portraits of Celina are that the..." more
Saturday, February 2, 2013 10:42:10 PM
Sue Whiting wrote a blog post titled The devil’s in the detail:
Sue said, "This particular idiom is a favourite of mine. How often do we get tripped up by not attending to the details of a situation? (What?! I had to check in forty-five minutes before the flight!) Not reading the fine print? (What?! I’m not covered..." more
Tuesday, December 25, 2012 6:07:19 PM
Sue Whiting wrote a blog post titled The next big thing:
Sue said, "It may be Boxing Day here in Australia, but apparently THE NEXT BIG THING BLOG thingy must go on.Last week the very lovely Deborah Abela tagged me on her blog, as part of a chain of blog posts by writerly types called THE NEXT BIG THING, where..." more
Friday, November 30, 2012 7:52:54 PM
Sue Whiting wrote a blog post titled The end:
Sue said, "I have been thinking about endings a lot lately. For two reasons. Firstly because I am giving a talk to a group of novel writing students in a week or so about getting the climax and ending right, and secondly because I am working on my revisions..." more
Friday, January 8, 2016 8:00:47 PM
Sue Whiting wrote a blog post titled First event for 2016:
Sue said, "Happy 2016.The year is already showing signs of being a very interesting one indeed.And kicking off the fun for me is the CBCA Illawarra Sub-Branch KIDS DAY OUT at Ribbonwood Dapto on January 20.If you are in the area, come along and join in..." more