My essay which describes my conflicted feelings about motherhood and which initially appeared in the anthology Mothermorphosis (MUP 2015) was recently re-published in Debrief Daily. It’s available to read here: http://www.debriefdaily.com/relationships/being-a-mother/…
The writer laid bare
Debrief Daily website just published my new essay about my (odd…) relationship with my father. This is the first time I ever tackled this topic. http://www.debriefdaily.com/relationships/i-am-the-daughter-of-an-odd-man-hes-nothing-a-father-should-be/…
A Guest Post from Leah Kaminsky: How to Write a Novel in Ten Years
It took me ten years to write The Waiting Room, my debut novel. Well, actually, that’s pure fiction – I made the number up. It was really more like thirty years. Writing my novel felt at times akin to …
The Huffington Post now has Australian brunch too. They recently published my blog post that attempts to answer the question: Is non-monogamy our last sexual taboo? http://www.huffingtonpost.com.au/lee-kofman/is-non-monogamy-the-last-sexual-taboo_b_8012856.html?utm_hp_ref=tw…
I’m thrilled that an excerpt from my memoir The Dangerous Bride has been included in Heartland, a beautiful book of Australian landscape photography, alongside quotes from such iconic authors as Patrick White, Glen Harwood and Christina Stead. Information about …
Going on a Reading Diet
One of the best pieces of advice a writer can get is – read, read, READ. Read as widely and as voraciously as you can. Make reading a priority even over writing, at least for some years. Be adventurous in …