Writing my debut novel – When The Glitter Fades
When The Glitter Fades is my debut historical fiction novel, loosely based on Shirley Broadway’s life story of growing up performing in a vaudeville troupe in the 1930s during the Great Depression.
Who Are You? A Guide to Writing Your Memoir
Who are you? Who do people think you are? What legacy do you want to leave behind? These are questions worthy to be asked for you to leave a footprint of your existence on this earth. Your life matters, whether you realise it or not. There are many people who are curious to know more about you. Whether it’s your family, friends or strangers. You have stories, skills and knowledge stored within you that are valuable. Isn’t it time you passed them on?
Escaping Genocide
There’s hell on earth…where atrocities are committed everyday, where life has no value, where mercy and compassion do not exist; where fear reigns and survival depends on the dialect you speak; the ethnic group you belong to. Helena reveals the trauma of escaping genocide.
A Taste of Circus Life: Trapeze and Hula Hoop Lessons
As part of my research for When The Glitter Fades, I sent my son on a trapeze lesson to report back what it feels like to swing through the air from a great height, while I took the safer option of hula hooping.
One-Act Play Theatre Festivals
Participating in One-Act Play Theatre Festivals was the inspiration I needed to write my own plays for my drama students. Some of my fondest memories come from the fun and laughter we had rehearsing for the theatre festival and the excitement of performing on the night.
Skydiving Bucket List Dare
Revenge. Whether it be on misbehaving teens, a mother or father-in-law, or your comatose partner, skydiving is the perfect way to get someone back for causing you grief… just throw them out of an airplane, preferably at 15,000 feet so that suffering is prolonged.