My writing week: Issue 25, Year 5
I have finally been able to quieten urgent demands to start or complete other activities and write my weekly blog post. There are so many things that I need to do. It is getting to the stage that crashing and burning seems like a viable option, especially with my ulcerative colitis becoming active and forcing me to take more energy sapping medication. One good thing about not writing my blog until the last day of the week is that I heard today’s Ockham’s Razor on Radio National. Suddenly I had an idea for a post that didn’t suck, at least not in my mind. Indigenous Literacy Ockham’s Razor had Jeannie Adams from Black Inc Press talking about Indigenous literacy . She posed the question: why should Indigenous Australians read fiction if there are no characters they can identify with? Sure there are plenty of books on Indigenous culture, but what about novels containing indigenous characters having adventures and experiencing life’s dramas. I reckon she’s right: i...