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23.01.2022 Jackie French is an Australian Author who's writing career spans 25 years. I think this little snippet she recently had on her facebook page is so true..... What do you think? 'Reading is bodybuilding for the brain, but books can also be the best escape when life is hard or heavy. We give kids books so they have both the tools to shape the future, as well as a retreat where they can revitalize when brain and body are too tired to go on. Ps This works for adults too.'

22.01.2022 Well it's 2020, time to get back to kicking some goals.

19.01.2022 This weekend I was extremely lucky to take part in a Creative Writing work shop in Maldon. This workshop was run by the fabulous children’s author Jen Storer. Jen has written many books some of which are, the Truly Tan and Danny Best series and picture books Clarrie’s Big Day Out and Blue the Builder’s Dog. It was an intimate group of just four of us which made it easy to ask questions and discuss the answers. I took part in writing exercises, learnt how to extend myself and give my writing more depth and learnt a little about the publishing side of things. I loved every minute of it #jenstorer #girlandduck #writing #alwayslearning

17.01.2022 Merry Christmas everyone.

17.01.2022 I joined a book club at the beginning of the year. It’s been great because it has made me take the time to stop and read. Which also means relax. One of the best books I’ve read so far was ‘The Dry’ by Jane Harper, which is now a film staring Eric Bana. If you like a mystery thriller this is a good one. What have you read recently?

12.01.2022 I love this. It actually took me a second to see what was wrong.

11.01.2022 Head over to my blog and have a read of my latest blog about 'Time'. http://www.pollywarrenwriter.com.au/writing/time/

11.01.2022 I’ve never listened to the audio books of Harry Potter but after listening to this, now I want to.

08.01.2022 Thank you for liking my page #200likes #writing #feelingspecial #thankyou

07.01.2022 This is a great idea.

06.01.2022 My publisher recently asked me how my character Lola Quinlan (from The Alphabet Sisters, Lola's Secret and The Trip of a Lifetime) would cope with the coronavir...us lockdown. Here's what I wrote in reply: Lola Quinlan, aged 87, is not known as an obedient person. But she’s a woman of great common sense. When the new rules of living were announced #stayhome #keepyourdistance she got organised. Her shopping list of essentials was brief. Gin. Tonic. Lemons. Her housemate Margaret (a widow in her early 70s) was in Queensland visiting family when the lockdown was announced. Her daughter insisted she stay there. Home alone, Lola knew she’d have to be resourceful. She decided she’d fill her long quiet hours by recalling one happy memory a day. But it turns out there hasn’t been much time for reminiscing. The fancy laptop her son Jim and granddaughters Bett and Carrie gave her for Christmas has become her lifeline. She hosts twice-weekly Zoom calls with her friends around the Clare Valley. (She’s discovered her favourite silver cape looks particularly striking on-screen.) She’s taken up online Scrabble, calling herself LockedDownLola and playing more than thirty games a day. Her seven young great-grandchildren send daily videos. She texts requests to their parents each night: nursery rhymes, favourite poems, songs. The next day she receives their enthusiastic performances. The parents optimistically call it ‘on-line schooling’. Lola calls it her Coronavirus Jukebox. At night, if she wakes around 3am (as she often does) and dark thoughts creep in (as they often do), she listens to Stephen Fry reading Harry Potter, or to Classic FM. Music helps her. It always has. She’s reminded every day of how kind people can be. Jim arranges weekly grocery deliveries. Bett and Carrie text or phone several times a day. Her neighbours call out from her front gate each morning, checking she has everything she needs. ‘These hard days will pass,’ she tells them all cheerily. ‘Better times lie ahead.’ She secretly hopes she’ll still be alive when those times come. She’s always believed in hope. (If you'd like to read about more characters in the time of coronavirus, please visit the Penguin Books Australia link here: https://www.penguin.com.au//2670-characters-in-the-time-of)

03.01.2022 Allison Tait is one of my favourite children authors. Her bestselling middle-grade adventure series The Mapmaker Chronicles is a brilliant series and this new book The Fire Star, is sure to be the same. I can’t wait to get my hands on it.