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The Words and Worlds of Life Writing

https://www.wattletales.com.au/the-words-and-worlds-of-life-writing-by-luisa-redford/ A Being of Things There is a thing that happens to ...

One of my first published pieces.

Follow this link to my essay on the media's approach to Australians detained overseas. It's not always as simple as it looks in the newsp...

Making Sense of the Past in the Uncomfortable Present

I thought that I would revisit this easter post, I originally wrote it in 2017. Does it feel like another world ago for you too? This eas...

A Commitment to Creativity

I have been lucky enough to go the Ubud Readers and Writers Festival, not once but twice. Each year it comes around and I hear a small vo...

Writing about our ordinary lives.

Writing Your Life story with honesty is something we should all want to achieve. Being honest and writing about our relatively mundane li...

Writing about Family members

"If you lived it, you get to write it." Jerry Stahl's quote has to be the centre of your Life Writing journey. Whether you are writing a ...

Day Dreamer

I had forgotten about my childhood daydreaming until today when a student asked me if it is normal to daydream? My answer had to be yes, ...

Wuthering Heights

I could not believe my luck when friends of mine put the word out for a house sitter. Four days looking after a house in the country with...

Reflections on Serendipity

I was nervous when I first walked in, wondering if they would be able to sense my lack of faith in their God. I was walking into a craft ...

IT'S COMPETITION TIME!! HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!

To thank you to all who have supported my business, whether we have worked together, or you have shared my posts, or read my words, I wan...

The Sum of Our Parts

While stumbling around my old blog posts I found this. It was originally posted on the 7th September 2017.

What I've Learnt

When I first had the idea to write biographies for people I had a very succinct idea about what I was going to offer and what my clients w...

A Little bit about Me

I’m not sure who amongst you knows this about me but I have spent a lot of time in the past 18 months on the dark web. I love the idea be...

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