Hi All
This year has proven to be one with unexpected circumstances that I won't go into, but my world has been shaken and tipped and changed forever.
However, to maintain stability and sanity, I have begun dabbling again with my writing.
Unexpectedly I received good news from The School Magazine, NSW that they wish to publish a story that I wrote based on my own chook minding experiences in childhood. The story is called 'Chrissie and a queen'.
In the midst of great challenges and sadness, this welcome piece of news was timely and delightful.
All the best everyone.
About Me
- Kaye Baillie
- I am a mother of two and live in Regional Victoria. I finished my Diploma in Professional Writing and Editing in 2005. I love writing for children although I write short stories and articles for adults too. I have had three books published, two are educational readers, but would love to have a trade book published. I'm working on it! We have two cats and two bunnies.
Monday, May 21, 2012
Wednesday, February 22, 2012
My Miles Franklin Project for 2012
Last year I entered lots of writing competitions from poetry to short stories to picture books and sent off a few manuscripts to publishers. I was delighted to receive lots of favourable mentions from competition organisers. I was ecstatic to have three stories published in anthologies but failed to obtain acceptance for publication of my very own book.
That aside, I felt that I had achieved a lot. I had created, I had practiced, I had been acknowledged and I felt engaged in the writing spirit.
This year I have taken on a project that I thought of half way through last year. It is a project that I never dreamed I would undertake. I am writing a faction chapter book or historical chapter book/junior novel. The subject of my story is Miles Franklin. My research has gained considerable momentum and has continued to delight me.
In the school holidays my family and I went to Sydney but I managed to include so much more.
We visited the Brindabella Valley, Talbingo, 26 Grey Street Carlton, Goulburn, 'Stillwater' and Tumut. It was fabulous to see the wonderful landscapes that so inspired the wonderful Miles Franklin.
At the moment I am plotting a story to be told by 'Miles' showing the first ten years of her life. There is a lot of information to distill and my job is to turn her autobiography into a story. I plan to write a sequel which will tell her story from Goulburn to 'A brilliant career'.
When the Miles Franklin Award was announced last year I wondered if children knew who this person was. My desire to make her story accessible to children began.
I am dedicated to creating this story and am putting many other writing temptations aside for now.
So for 2012, I belong to Miles.
That aside, I felt that I had achieved a lot. I had created, I had practiced, I had been acknowledged and I felt engaged in the writing spirit.
This year I have taken on a project that I thought of half way through last year. It is a project that I never dreamed I would undertake. I am writing a faction chapter book or historical chapter book/junior novel. The subject of my story is Miles Franklin. My research has gained considerable momentum and has continued to delight me.
In the school holidays my family and I went to Sydney but I managed to include so much more.
We visited the Brindabella Valley, Talbingo, 26 Grey Street Carlton, Goulburn, 'Stillwater' and Tumut. It was fabulous to see the wonderful landscapes that so inspired the wonderful Miles Franklin.
At the moment I am plotting a story to be told by 'Miles' showing the first ten years of her life. There is a lot of information to distill and my job is to turn her autobiography into a story. I plan to write a sequel which will tell her story from Goulburn to 'A brilliant career'.
When the Miles Franklin Award was announced last year I wondered if children knew who this person was. My desire to make her story accessible to children began.
I am dedicated to creating this story and am putting many other writing temptations aside for now.
So for 2012, I belong to Miles.
Monday, November 28, 2011
Special Mention KBR Award
The fabulous people at Kids Book Review held an inaugural competition for an unpublished Picture Book. I entered my picture book manuscript called The Best of Friends in the Unpublished Author category as I have not had a trade book published.
Although I was not a winner, I was delighted to receive a Special Mention that indicated the KBR judges thought the story was either beautifully written or had a unique or brilliant story idea. I'm pretty happy with any of these comments.
So I have more work to do on The Best of Friends and certainly appreciate the encouragement. When I need a break from my major project which is a historical fiction story for younger readers, I will revisit my Picture Book Manuscript with fresh eyes. And the story will become all the better for it.
Although I was not a winner, I was delighted to receive a Special Mention that indicated the KBR judges thought the story was either beautifully written or had a unique or brilliant story idea. I'm pretty happy with any of these comments.
So I have more work to do on The Best of Friends and certainly appreciate the encouragement. When I need a break from my major project which is a historical fiction story for younger readers, I will revisit my Picture Book Manuscript with fresh eyes. And the story will become all the better for it.
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