What do you do when life as you know it has ended and you have the chance of a new life? One way to deal with these unasked for opportunities is to go somewhere you’ve been drawn to and help build a house with your own hands. This is what Jillian did, and her book, […]

Feeding the Page
A guest blog I wrote for Headland journal, in the midst of mud-making, helped me feel better about all the other things a writer needs to get done as well as writing… That’s one of the best things about being a writer – everything feeds the page: remorse, trout, my middle of the night hospital […]

Jillian Sullivan’s Straw Bale House Building Adventure in Central Otago
New Zealand author Jillian Sullivan has built her own straw bale home in Central Otago. She had long dreamed about building her own home. When her situation changed dramatically a couple of years ago – her marriage ended, the last of her five children left home – Jillian decided the time was right to find […]
About Jillian
Jillian Sullivan writes fiction and non-fiction for children, teenagers and adults. Her work has been published for over twenty years and includes four novels, three collections of short stories and over sixty short stories for children and adults, published in New Zealand and America.
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Ida Valley Musings – The Coming Day April 27, 2020
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Ida Valley Musings – Dystopian adventures April 20, 2020
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Ida Valley Musings – Witches Taper April 13, 2020
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The art of seeing what’s there – and what to do with it. April 9, 2020
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Ida Valley Musings – Thirty seconds without blinking – 5 April April 7, 2020
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Bill Sutton: Love that wood pile! Very Central. And sure hope t...
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Lily: Your love, love of beauty, simplicity, divinity wi...
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daver: nice work, guys...
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Mx Downey: I have just ordered your beautifully written book ...
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Jerry Young: Just learned about your DIY green house and felt a...