Barbara RandellJul 13, 20232 minMy writing practice1950s Australia Children’s booksI learnt to read very early, and was soon addicted to books and reading. I don’t remember many individual books, but here are a few. I...
Barbara RandellJun 29, 20232 minMy writing practiceHow I edit my own NovelsI use Obsidian to outline, and plot, for the whole novel. I also use it to name characters, and describe them. I describe localities, and...
Barbara RandellApr 19, 20233 minMy writing practiceTHE BUSHMAN AND THE BEEOnce when I was a child, my dad Ray Redgen, had gone to the forestry reserve away to the north, to help fight a bushfire that was...
Barbara RandellFeb 11, 20234 minMy writing practiceThe Western Australian Goldfields in 1986 Australia has its share of ghost towns, some in surprising locations. In 1986, as a field botanist, I stumbled on a few. For example, in...