by Julia Lawrinson | Jan 22, 2009 | Uncategorized
Lili Wilkinson quoted someone who said that libraries** are happiness engines, in that they provide: 1. Satisfying work to do 2. The experience of being good at something 3. Time spent with people we like 4. The chance to be part of something bigger than...
by Julia Lawrinson | Jan 10, 2009 | Uncategorized
Once upon a time, I used to religiously reflect on the year that was, and compose lists of resolutions for the year to come. Like a good Protestant, I saw my life and the world around me as a project that always needed working on in order to feel that things were...
by Julia Lawrinson | Dec 29, 2008 | Uncategorized
Yesterday I went to a small reunion of those who survived Kelmscott Senior High School in the mid 1980s, thanks to facebook (and A!). My memories of the place, which were largely unflattering, found their (fictionalised) way into my first novel, Obsession. Since the...
by Julia Lawrinson | Dec 20, 2008 | Uncategorized
I don’t normally let out anything close to a first draft, but as I’m about to start my summer holidays/serious writing schedule, any views on the following are most welcome: Scene: Bold Park, car park, 2am. No lights, barely a moon. Location: The back of a...
by Julia Lawrinson | Dec 9, 2008 | Uncategorized
As someone who has kept a diary from the age of thirteen (and, more importantly, resisted burning them since), I have developed a possibly unhealthy obsession with dates and anniversaries (although not, to the disappointment of my extended family, birthdays.) It’s...
by Julia Lawrinson | Nov 28, 2008 | Uncategorized
After months of writing and weeks of wondering whether you’ve written a dog or a winner (or something in between that is going to cause you a lot of work and grief), it is unbelievably delightful to get an email from your publisher and editor with the words, ‘We love...
