Blog | Valerie Miller Writer

Oh, darkness be my friend

Thomas Hardy, ‘The Darkling Thrush’. At once a voice arose among The bleak twigs overhead, In a full-hearted evensong Of joy illimited....

I’m here for my half year performance appraisal

I received the latest newsletter from the Australian Writers’ Centre (AWC) this morning and there was an invitation for ‘a meeting with...

My Writing Mojo

I love words and phrases. Words that make sounds; onomatopoeic words. Words that conjure up emotions. Words that inspire your...

Feedback is a writer’s best friend

I am at the stage of my writing where I want my work to be critiqued. Honestly. I am currently looking for readers who sit outside the...

Excuse me, do you mind stepping off my shoulder?

Bottom drawer publishing

I may have invented a new level of drafting a novel. The pre-draft. This is the draft before the first draft. I am currently writing my...