I wanted the sculpture to express a moment that could evoke a story, which could be as wide as the viewer cared to make it. “One of the first artworks I exhibited was a sculpture called One Wide Moment. Her paintings are influenced by her life as a writer and are rich in narrative imagery. She was interested in painting about the parts of life that she didn’t write about: her personal and family experiences. Tor runs fiction and non-fiction workshops, does author talks and accepts non-fiction commissions. Tor is currently writing a young adult, science-fiction, murder mystery set in Ballarat. I’m now writing fantasy, which, along with science fiction, has always been my favourite genre.” I have spent the last few years making public art with Velislav Georgiev.
I’ve also spent many years writing teen romance that has a feminist sensibility.
“I began my writing career, writing what I was passionate about: social issues such as opposing violence and sexual assault against women and children. The first chapter is available for free at The Light Heart of Stone is distributed in Australia by Dennis Jones & Associates. It is available in paperback and ebook format and can be purchased through Australian bookstores and online. Tor’s latest book, The Light Heart of Stone, is an epic fantasy novel that has been described as ‘very Australian’ by ABC radio’s Prue Bentley. She was senior writer and researcher on the Australian National Inquiry into Youth Homelessness. Her non-fiction includes Taking Control, one of the first successful Australian titles about family violence, and The Book of Weeks, a tale of the complex story of the weeks of pregnancy. Writing as Linda Hollan, Gina Walsh and KD Miller, she is the author of 12 teenage romances. Her fiction and non-fiction books have been published by William Heinemann Australia, Pan Macmillan, Pan UK, Australian Consolidated Press, Greenhouse Publications and The Federation Press.
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