Category Archives: Living a creative life

Research communities

Posted on April 29, 2015 by Debbie Robson

It’s wonderful how research communities and people can cross paths. As mentioned in an earlier blog, World War I Link gathers a lot of these communities together under the one umbrella. My blog about the Scottish Women’s Hospitals is a member … Continue reading →

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The ABC Open Community

Posted on March 30, 2015 by Debbie Robson

ABC Open is a wonderful community I’m proud to be a part of. It “is real stories made by real people from all around Australia”. Every month new projects are set to inspire the community. They are are a combination … Continue reading →

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My Adventures with the Australian Women Writers Challenge

Posted on February 26, 2015 by Debbie Robson

Originally posted on debbierobson:
Australian Women Writers Challenge The Australian Women Writers Challenge was founded by Elizabeth Lhuede to support and promote books by Australian women. I joined the challenge in 2013 and it has certainly been a journey for…

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A community of writers

Posted on December 17, 2014 by Debbie Robson

Earlier this year I was lucky enough to meet Angela Walton when she dropped in to one of my Starving in a Garret community meetings. They are informal gatherings usually on a Saturday at a local cafe. I post on … Continue reading →

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How fiction/historical fiction can save historical fact

Posted on October 23, 2014 by Debbie Robson

As history is very important to me I’ve uploaded this post from Debbie Robson at WordPress. From oblivion is what I mean. One of my main aims in being a writer is to preserve little known facts and make them … Continue reading →

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Author platforms and protecting your intellectual property

Posted on September 29, 2014 by Debbie Robson

This is a cross post from Debbie Robson – Researching and writing an historical novel on WordPress. We are constantly told that we need to work on our author platform – as many social media sites as possible. Well that’s fine. That’s … Continue reading →

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Call for submissions

Posted on August 18, 2014 by Debbie Robson

Tonight at Poetry at the Pub I met up with my friend Janette Hoppe. Before reading her poems, Janette spoke about her battle with depression and that she is working on putting together a collection of poetry about depression. She … Continue reading →

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Newcastle Writer’s Festival & The Press Book House

Posted on April 9, 2014 by Debbie Robson

I’m so happy that the home of Starving in a Garrett was the host venue for two events for the festival. The first was on Friday evening as a lead up to the festival proper – the double launch of … Continue reading →

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Hanging out with criminals

Posted on March 13, 2014 by Debbie Robson

Yes, that’s what I’ll be doing at The Press Book House this Saturday from 10.30. I will be looking at photos from the police files in the marvellous book by Peter Doyle. I want to sit quietly and look at … Continue reading →

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A quiet place to write

Posted on January 30, 2014 by Debbie Robson

A quiet place to write. I’m an expert at finding them. Since around 2008 I haven’t been able to do any serious writing at home. (Except the other night at midnight!) Just too many distractions – housework, the internet, dogs … Continue reading →

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