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About vickydaddo

I live in Gippsland, Victoria, Australia. I write short fiction and novels. My stories have appeared in The Big Issue Fiction Special, Award Winning Australian Writing, Women’s Day, That’s Life and other anthologies. I have won or been placed in many competitions including the Hope Prize, the Scarlet Stilettos and the FAW National Literary Awards. In 2018, I received a women’s writing scholarship through The Hope Prize. I am a Writers Victoria Regional Ambassador for Gippsland and President of the Gippsland Writers Group.

Plunge in or plan it?

Posted on 25/04/2012 by vickydaddo

Are you a plunger or a planner? When I did a TAFE writing and editing course last year I learnt about the Snowflake method of writing long fiction. The basic premise is your centre and you add layer upon layer … Continue reading →

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Genres, crossing the boundaries with your writing.

Posted on 11/04/2012 by vickydaddo

I had some happy news this week – I won a writing award (The Mary Grant Bruce Gippsland Writer in the FAW Literary Awards) for a children’s story and it was the second year in a row that I have … Continue reading →

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Media star or waffling idiot?

Posted on 02/04/2012 by vickydaddo

Having had what I think of as the misfortune of being interviewed for local radio and local television in recent weeks I came to wonder at what point do writers become less camera shy and more at ease with putting … Continue reading →

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Eclectic? Nothing wrong with that.

Posted on 26/03/2012 by vickydaddo

What’s wrong with being diverse?  Nothing!  I have come to notice just how eclectic my tastes in things like music, reading and cinema are.  And it’s reflected in my writing where I’ve dabbled in romance, historical, comedy, horror and everything in … Continue reading →

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Lyrics

Posted on 17/03/2012 by vickydaddo

I’m just a little excited that on Monday night, after 30 years of waiting, I am finally going to see Duran Duran in concert.  Whilst the days of believing I was going to marry John Taylor are long behind me, … Continue reading →

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Wedding Vows

Posted on 12/03/2012 by vickydaddo

I attended a beautiful wedding over the weekend: my gorgeous neice Gillian married her handsome young man, Steve, in a lush garden setting.  There were some wonderful touches – guests were given bubble mixture to blow at the end of the ceremony, Gill … Continue reading →

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A global win

Posted on 03/03/2012 by vickydaddo

http://www.globalshortstories.net/blog/

I’m delighted to have won the January 2012 Global Short Story competition with a story I wrote a while ago (and have revised, revised, revised).  It’s certainly a great thrill to have won a competition that truly does bring together writers of all nationalities.  For those of you who haven’t visited the site, it’s well worth a visit.  You can read previous winners, catch up on John Dean’s great blog and mingle with other writers on the forums. 

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Naming names

Posted on 22/02/2012 by vickydaddo

So how do you choose your character names? My characters in my current WIP are maturing into their names. The MC was a name first and then a character and she is now chatting to me in my head, evolving … Continue reading →

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That lyrical feeling

Posted on 19/02/2012 by vickydaddo

So we had a lovely weekend watching that old rock legend Rod Stewart strutting his hot pink stuff on stage at Hanging Rock winery.  A great show, brilliant graphics, utterly excellent sound system and, of course, music that doesn’t seem … Continue reading →

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Friday Feeling

Posted on 17/02/2012 by vickydaddo

Friday afternoon ticking by…Daylesford is calling.

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