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SS Turner: The Truth About Living in Rural Australia

After spending most of our respective adult lives’ travelling the world, my wife and I moved to a small rural community in the Sunshine...

Judith Arnold: First-Rate Second-Borns

I often wondered whether my sons read up on birth order theory while still in the womb. Embodying the theory, my first-born has always...

Steven Manchester: The Spirit of Santa Claus

A few years back, my son Jacob returned home heart-broken from school. “What’s wrong?” I asked him. “Some kids at school were laughing at...

Steven Manchester: Puppy Love

Although I consider myself an animal lover, I absolutely adore dogs. I’m not really sure why, but I’ve always felt a deep connection to...

Steven Manchester: Dreams in Progress: NYC

My wife and I have four children—four wonderfully different children—and since the moment each of them learned to walk, they’ve been...

Lisa King: Writing is a Journey, Not a Destination

Back at the beginning of 2020, I was incredibly stoked (and also pee-pee pants nervous) to be releasing my first novel. This book was a...

Peter Murphy: Writing about Siblings

In previous posts I have discussed various aspects of writing about family, and I hope they have been of value to readers. In this post,...

Peter Murphy: A Few Helpful Tips on Raising Writers

In this ongoing series of posts, I, without expertise, prejudice, or agenda, will share my insights and/or observations on writing about...

Peter Murphy: A Few Helpful Tips on Writing about Family

Writing about family can be a very dangerous business because not all families teem with the ideals of unconditional love and the...

Peter Murphy: Writing about Family

Just as the next (last) book is about to go out and meet the world, I got a nice message from my publisher informing me that the number...

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