More on babies

Here's a post-script to the entries on writing and babies. (To be clear, I'm having only one baby, not twins!) Friends have been very kind and supportive. And at this time, with exactly four week's til the baby's estimated due date, I'm feeling optomistic that I will be able to write at some stage even after becoming a mum -- and before the child finishes high school...

I like some kind of structure, and the writing group will give me mini-deadlines and encouragement to help keep going. Phew!

Writing Group

One Saturday our writing group met for the first time. Three cheers for Pearl -- who organised it all -- Liz and Melinda! Pearl found us the room, got the key and to make sure we would all turn up. Groups like this doen't even get off the ground without someone driving them. Thanks for putting the key in the ignition and driving us out onto the highway, Pearl.

The other folks are also an inspiration: Melinda's work has a cheeky, contempory voice to it and makes me want to snuggle up in bed on a wintery night with the electric blanket on high and keep turning the pages; Liz has made so much progress with her historical work. It's wonderfully encouraging to see someone with such a full draft and she allows you to develop affection for her characters. Pearl is coming at historical fiction in a similar period, but with a unique twist. I won't give anything away but, it's not "who dun it?" but "what dun happen?" Looking forward to future installments.

Again, special thanks to the Victorian Writers Centre for supporting us with a room to meet. If you're in Victoria, Australia you've got to join.