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It’s early July and I’m back in Santa Barbara, my second home.
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Angela Wallis Moore
Apr 172 min read
The Power of Poetry
At its best, poetry is the music of the soul, singing the songlines of our life’s trajectory and articulating its yearnings
Angela Wallis Moore
Jun 27, 20232 min read
A Time to Write
The weather in Santa Barbara is sunny and warm, and I have written my 1000 words for the day. I am sitting on the sun lounge beneath the...
Angela Wallis Moore
Apr 11, 20233 min read
The Sentient Mountain
We sat drinking tea on the sandstone terrace of a property just outside Berrima in the southern Highlands south of Sydney. It was one of...
Angela Wallis Moore
Feb 27, 20232 min read
Haiku - The Process
This morning I wandered by the ocean, marveling at the beauty of stone and shell, seaweed and sand. I found a pebble which seemed to be...
Angela Wallis Moore
Oct 10, 20222 min read
That Feeling You Get When ...
That feeling you get when … you’ve finished writing the final chapter of your book! At last, I’ve completed the trilogy. Well, that’s to...
Angela Wallis Moore
Apr 22, 20223 min read
THE CHILD WHO LOVED LANGUAGE
It will surprise no-one who knows me that I was loquacious from a very early age. I began to speak fluently from the age of two, and thus...
Angela Wallis Moore
Jan 24, 20221 min read
Thunder Made Visible
One of the joys of my life consists of combining various strands of creativity to create a video presentation. On this occasion, I had...
Angela Wallis Moore
Jan 7, 20223 min read
The Treasures of Minoan Crete
On a warm autumn day in October 2017, I gazed from the window of the plane as islands of the Cyclades drifted far below, their peaks...
Angela Wallis Moore
Jan 1, 20221 min read
Noumenon
To mark the passing of the year and the new beginning, I have written and recorded a poem: 'Noumenon' . It speaks of the single,...
Angela Wallis Moore
Dec 10, 20211 min read
Ocean Gems
The past week was wet and miserable: perfect writing weather! But today the sun emerged, and I walked along the beach, splashing in the...
Angela Wallis Moore
Jun 29, 20211 min read
The Moods of the Lagoon
Lily pond lagoon, images and sound
Angela Wallis Moore
Apr 14, 20211 min read
Coaching New Writers
In recent months, I have been coaching a number of writers who are producing their first books. It's rewarding work, especially when we...
Angela Wallis Moore
Mar 29, 20211 min read
Shell Dreaming
A landscape with a mountain range, Of cloudy sky and towering trees Reflected in a lake of pearl: A world within a cockle shell
Angela Wallis Moore
Oct 22, 20201 min read
Writing Fiction - Episode 4 - Voice & Editing
In this, the final episode, I discuss the writer's voice – the distinctive form of expression which makes a writer's work unique to the...
Angela Wallis Moore
Sep 18, 20202 min read
Feeding the Muse
Having just returned from ten days on the Coffs coast and in the Northern Rivers region of New South Wales, I’m now reflecting on the...
Angela Wallis Moore
Aug 10, 20201 min read
Writing Fiction - Episode 3 - Atmosphere & Pacing
What brings your work to life is the capacity to create an atmosphere in which you can lose yourself: the sort of atmosphere that makes...
Angela Wallis Moore
Jul 16, 20201 min read
Writing Fiction - Episode 2
Where do ideas come from? How do we develop them? Do characters shape plot, or does the plot shape the character? How do we make dialogue...
Angela Wallis Moore
Jul 2, 20201 min read
"Writing Fiction" - a new podcast
I have just released the first podcast in my new series on aspect of writing fiction. I hear so many people say ‘Oh, I’d love to write a...
Angela Wallis Moore
Jun 21, 20202 min read
Clouds
Today was the Winter Solstice, and the morning began all drizzly grey and cold, here in Sydney. This afternoon, the sun removed its veil...
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