I’m a freelance writer and doodler based in Christchurch, New Zealand after spending more than a decade in Brisbane, Australia. This blog is where ideas alight. A haven for short stories, sketches and other tiny stuff.
What’s In a Name
‘Sparking’ refers to that glorious state of mind where everything is a source of inspiration. Idea after idea washes over you, you’ve just got to decide which ones you capture, and which ones you let float on by.
The latter part of the blog’s name comes from a book.
As a kid, experiencing streams of ideas, thoughts and fancies, I thought I was crazy. Until I came across a page in L. M. Montgomery’s Emily of New Moon –
It had always seemed to Emily, ever since she could remember, that she was very, very near to a world of wonderful beauty. Between it and herself hung only a thin curtain; she could never draw the curtain aside – but sometimes, just for a moment, a wind fluttered it and then it was as if she caught a glimpse of the enchanting realm beyond – only a glimpse – and heard a note of unearthly music.
– and it’s this moment that Emily calls ‘The Flash’.
What I’m Working On
Writing: Novels. And nonfiction on motherhood. And picture books. More than one, but less than five. I approve of doing things in batches.
Secret Aspiration
To design greeting cards.
sparking the flash 