Karen Tyrrell

Josh and the It, my kids Sci-Fi chapter book is seriously amped up to the MAX.
Josh’s insistent voice wouldn’t shut up, wouldn’t leave me alone, suggesting ideas, forcing me to do a Rewrite.
In March I read Josh and the It to a class of grade-fivers and studied their honest reactions as Readers.

What scenes made them [...]

Have you noticed unlikely, but meaningful events keep happening in your life, far beyond coincidence? …
I have.
Lately I’m experiencing these phenomena at an accelerating rate … Bumping into strangers in lifts then discovering we have shared backgrounds and aspirations …  Friending new people on Facebook with parallel lives … Sending messages to strangers with them [...]

Yes, today I won the SBS Tell us Your Story in 150 words Competition.
After battling the fear of disclosing my very personal story online, on a whim I resolved to reveal all, trusting this would lead somewhere positive.
Here’s my entry …
“After being stalked and harassed by parents at my school, my Personality began to change. [...]

I’ve turned the FIRST PAGE in my Writer-Presenter career …
Last Saturday I presented my first EVER Writing Workshop, combining my teaching and writing skills.
Apply named The FIRST PAGE, it was held at the Logan Hyperdome Library.
I primed my best speaker’s voice for the occasion,  printed off worksheets, and filled the whiteboard with ideas and brainstorming.
Now [...]

Today I launched Me and Her’s first email Newsletter to hundreds of supporters and fans.
Hope you received your copy.
I’m determined to see Me and Her: a Memoir of Madness published. It WILL happen
It’s a powerful story of my struggle and triumph over Bipolar Disorder.
This memoir gives a human face to mental illness, exposing how it [...]