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The writer laid bare

Why do I write (and not, let’s say, professionally cook)?

May 15, 2015 By Lee Kofman 7 Comments

‘Why do I write?’ is a question I have asked myself not once, particularly when I receive publishers’ rejections, or hear about some friend’s obscene corporate salary, or when I am paralyzed by fear before starting a new project, or …

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May 13, 2015 By Lee Kofman Leave a Comment

I’m so pleased about this good review the anthology on motherhood Mothermorphosis received in The Australian, and pleasantly surprised to have two mentions of my essay there… http://www.theaustralian.com.au/arts/review/mothers-day-books-say-it-with-words-not-flowers/story-fn9n8gph-1227342411181…

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April 26, 2015 By Lee Kofman Leave a Comment

A new interview with me is up online, and this time on a fabulous website dedicated to female writers. I highly recommend browsing it not for my sake, but because it is generally a great writing resource:  http://wordmothers.com/2015/04/27/interview-with-author-lee-kofman/…

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April 24, 2015 By Lee Kofman Leave a Comment

A book extract from my memoir The Dangerous Bride appeared recently at Debrief Daily (Mamamia website): http://www.debriefdaily.com/sex-and-sexuality/the-dangerous-bride-by-lee-kofman/…

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Procrastination: Declaration of War

April 16, 2015 By Lee Kofman Leave a Comment

Last month I promised that the next post would contain strategies to defeat the writers’ greatest enemy – Procrastination. So let’s get armed to win this battle.

Firstly, please don’t beat yourself up if, like me, you are a fidgety …

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April 9, 2015 By Lee Kofman Leave a Comment

Will love to see you at the book launch of Mothermorphosis: Australian Storytellers Write about Becoming a Mother (MUP) where I have an essay. This anthology will be launched on 19.4, Sunday, at Readings Hawthorn at 2pm. I’ll be reading …

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