As you can see, my whiteboards are beginning to fill up with ideas, character descriptions and a few other things.

Last week, I wrote about needing to write two books at a time to make my deadlines. I was getting involved with NaNoWriMo to help do this.

Well, it's November, and November can be an important month in writer-world. November means NaNoWriMo. What does that mean, you might ask?

'Have you put on sunscreen?' Mum always used to ask as I headed out the door to ride my bike or go swimming.

I hated sunscreen.

I watched with annoyance the ABC’s 4 Corners report on glyphosate and its ‘carcinogenic causing’ qualities, then with amusement when the 7.30 report started its series on Australia: how big is too big?