Surrounded by 9,000 Australians and New Zealanders spread out across the grass at ANZAC Cove in the early hours of April 25, I felt an amazing sense of camaraderie. We were all there for the same reason – to pay our respects to a generation of men, younger than most of us, who fought in one of the most famous battles of modern times. Those whose … [Read more...]
Writing Your Life Story
Publication: Lily Magazine Category: Journalism If you dream of emulating Elizabeth Gilbert’s Eat, Pray, Love success, you’re in luck. Memoirs are one of the most popular genres in writing right now, so it makes sense to go where the readers are. Memoir or another version of your life But where do you start when it comes to writing your … [Read more...]
Online Shopping by Publishers Leads to Booming Business
From relative obscurity to a global phenomenon, the Internet has grown in the past decade to be a powerful force in the day-to-day lives of people the world over. The boom a few years ago meant early Internet entrepreneurs became millionaires, or sometimes billionaires, overnight. It seems the dot-com crash has not scared businesses off digital … [Read more...]
Living with PCOS
“I suggest if you want to have children you do something about it before you turn 30, and you will probably need fertility treatment.” I was 23 years old when my gynaecologist said this to me and eight years later the words still send a shiver down my spine. There was no way I wanted to even contemplate that option for at least five … [Read more...]
Newspapers Versus Magazines: When Readers and Advertisers are Spoilt for Choice
Community newspapers tend to have a very loyal readership, but what about loyalty from advertisers? Many community newspapers are now fighting with metropolitan dailies and glossy magazines for readers and advertisers, and this can erode the local paper’s monetary and content base, with some publications willing to steal stories and advertisers to … [Read more...]
