16 November 2015

  For two very happy years, I was the librarian in a new Queensland State High School. This was long ago: the twelve year olds who came to the school in that first year are now celebrating their fiftieth birthdays.  Being the librarian was just an additional responsibility: I was still in the classroom and…

16 November 2015

Showing and Telling: The Classic Conundrum Buggered if I can get it right! I know all the theory but when it comes to the mix of show and tell in writing narrative, I struggle to hold to the simple philosophy of showing the reader a character or theme rather than telling them what to notice,…