Archive - The Bowerbird

Deep Dive: On (novel) problems & finding solutions

I’m deep in the problems and working-out phase of a new novel. I’m plotting and getting words down and deleting them and moving things about. This isn’t…

May 7 •

Kate Mildenhall

April 2024

Life got in the way this week, so I’m writing to you later than usual, on ANZAC day. For a long time I had complicated feelings about this day, and I…

Apr 25 •

Kate Mildenhall

Deep Dive: On disappointment

I’ve missed the unfiltered vulnerability of speaking to my friend and co-host Katherine Collette on the podcast (side note: you can listen back or…

Apr 9 •

Kate Mildenhall

March 2024

Back from Dibrugargh

On connection, language, politics & fairy lights in marigolds

Mar 26 •

Kate Mildenhall

Deep Dive: Talking the Talk

How to talk about your creative project with confidence

Mar 12 •

Kate Mildenhall

February 2024

Chaos & clarity

The tide has been out this last couple of weeks. I’ve been stuck in a life admin loop with lots going on at home in my family that has required many…

Feb 27 •

Kate Mildenhall

Deep Dive: nourishing creative habits

On setting up, sustaining and nurturing habits to help your creative practice thrive

Feb 13 •

Kate Mildenhall

January 2024

On a word for the new year

Jan 30 •

Kate Mildenhall

December 2023

How long it takes to grow

We bought our little house in the trees fifteen years ago. Our (small) dream was to build a big deck and grow a grapevine that would flourish all over…

Dec 12, 2023 •

Kate Mildenhall

November 2023

Ten things I learned about book tours

So, this post is pretty niche. I reckon it’ll mostly appeal to those of you who are writers and planning on doing a book tour in the near future…

Nov 28, 2023 •

Kate Mildenhall

Rest, retreat, recalibrate

You haven’t heard from me for awhile. My instinct (as so many of us do) is to excessively apologise, in fact I’ve written and deleted lines to that…

Nov 14, 2023 •

Kate Mildenhall

October 2023

On trying new things

I’d written and scheduled the post below but felt compelled to come back in and add this: there are truly horrific events happening in the world this…

Oct 10, 2023 •

Kate Mildenhall

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