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Random stuff about the Coast Writer
As the Coast Writer I help tell other people's stories . . . and now I lift the tupperware lid on mine. When I was 15 I entertained the idea of becoming a star of the stage and screen. I say entertained the idea, the audience… not so much. I ate all my crusts when...
Grammar lesson from a 9 year old
Today my primary-schooler issued his copywriting mum with an Epic Fail grading when it came to grammar. I’m a tad embarrassed as it’s something I should have known. That’s the problem with thinking you know it all in the word-nerd stakes, it can back-fire. The...
The summer of my childhood
I have just given my kids the summer of my childhood. The summer that sets the scene for all other summer’s to fall obediently in behind it. The pace, the usual suspects, the melancholic flow, the location . . . the perfect formula all now laid out before them for...
Yoga’s better beach-side
Respected peninsula yoga consultant Jan Winslade is offering a blissful beach yoga program every Saturday and Sunday morning throughout Summer at Mt Martha. Back for its 5th year, the Yoga on the Beach program welcomes locals and holiday makers to connect...
Peninsula whole food business wins green award
Peninsula on-line health food distributor, Bulk Whole Foods has been recognized for its green industry commitment and contribution at a national award ceremony in Sydney last month. The annual GreenLifestyle awards recognised more than 50 leading companies...
Interactive app helps kids think positively
Mornington Peninsula children’s author and Illustrator Julie Davey has launched a new mobile app encouraging positive approaches to problem solving and goal setting in young children. The FabFirst5 app is an interactive app providing children with step by step...
It’s International Talk like a Pirate Day
Well scrape the barnacles off me rudder, it’s me fav day of the year! International Talk Like a Pirate Day is September 19th. To honour International Talk Like a Pirate day, I’ll be serving free mugs of scurvy for anyone who’d like to scrub me kitchen decks!! Yarr!...
Wave a hankie to the Tall Ships
Tales of ocean yoyages and the romance of coastal passages have been captivating people for hundreds of years. This Coast Writer has had her own fair share of real blue water sailing and oceanic adventures (but that's another blog). On September 15th, 2013 ...
70 years of technology
It is my father’s 70th birthday this month . . . a milestone to celebrate, and an era through which communication and entertainment tools have evolved in leaps and gigabytes. My rather astute dad hasn’t always been the first to line up at the electronic goods...
15 seconds of fame with Instagram
I’m a bit of a social media junkie and was deeeelighted recently to find that Instagram have introduced a new feature. “All right Mr De Mille, I’m ready for my close up!”. Instagram have just introduced 15 second videos, which can be posted directly to Facebook, so...
Ahoy there clickable hashtags
Today we have breaking news from the House of Zuckerberg. Conversations will now become a little more discoverable (if you wish), with the announcement that Facebook are finally introducing a long-missing feature to the News feeds.....clickable hashtags. If like...
Drink tea. Read Coastwriter blog.
Pop the kettle on, make yourself a cuppa and catch up with the Coast Writer. I’m a creative copywriter, content crafter and strategic freelance communicator who loves to share! My business is words…how to make them effective and how to best connect them with others...
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