My previous post, Wrapping up at Bundanon, garnered such interesting feedback that I am inspired (by Don Ostertag initially) to write a follow up. Paol Soren asked if the process was similar for I Belong to No One, and the answer is yes. My first chapter was written around June 2005. The paperback arrived in … Continue reading Garrulous Gwendoline On Writing
Louisa – A Historical Novel
Set in Sydney between 1880 and 1895, Louisa is inspired by the lives of women lured to Australia in search of independence, only to find their choices limited to ‘wife’ or ‘domestic servant’. Will Louisa overcome these constraints and achieve her dream?
Published April 2026 by Glass House Books, an imprint of IP (Interactive Publications Pty Ltd)
Wrapping up at Bundanon.
Today (Saturday 30th April 2022) was the last working day of my writer's residency at Bundanon, the former home of artists Arthur and Yvonne Boyd. We will ship out of here tomorrow (that's a reference to how wet it has been), via the actual art museum (we are at the 'Artist's in Residence' section) where … Continue reading Wrapping up at Bundanon.
Wobbly Wombat
The sun came out yesterday and so did a wombat. Just as well he spent most of the day sleeping, as he needed his energy to stay up all last night, scuffling up and down the verandah, banging into things, knocking over the garden furniture and pooping everywhere.
GWEN WILSON, Author, aka The Reluctant Retiree 