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Shellharbour Swimming Pool: The Fabulous Beverley Whitfield Ocean Pool + an extract from my memoir

The Beverley Whitfield Ocean Pool, best known as Shellharbour swimming pool, is a wonderful outdoor ocean pool, situated right by the beach at lovely Shellharbour. It’s a wonderful place to swim. Here are some photos of this delightful pool. And … Read the post

How Creative Writing + Memoir Can Work As Therapy For Your Sobriety

Hello, I firmly believe that writing, especially a daily writing practice which delves into all the reasons why you drank and all the reasons why you need to stop or have stopped, can be a very powerful tool in sobriety. … Read the post

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In Australia: Going Under is available in bookshops and online stores in Australia and on Amazon here: https://www.amazon.com.au/Going-Under-memoir-secrets-addiction/dp/0645497231/

In the USA: https://www.amazon.com/Going-Under-secrets-addiction-escape/dp/1920727434

In the UK: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Going-Under-secrets-addiction-escape/dp/1920727434/

Going Under Audiobook: Going Under on Audible, narrated by Seana Smith, click here.

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📚Going Under memoir in shops + on Audible
✍️Writer and proud bookworm
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Cheers to Saturday night! Just because I am sobe Cheers to Saturday night! 

Just because I am sober doesn’t mean that I can’t enjoy a sparkling shiraz. An alcohol free one. This one is new to me, from 1920 Wines and available at @sansdrinks 

This shiraz does have that lovely winey mouth feel - most AF wines lack it. 

Even quiet Saturday nights in are worth celebrating with a fizzy wee something. 

And no hangover looming. Love it.
Australian winter is like Scottish summer - but wi Australian winter is like Scottish summer - but with less rain!! 

Loving sunshiny days amongst the rainy ones. 

#jervisbay #newsouthwales #writerwalks #thinkingtime #amwriting #walk #walking #beach
Orion Beach, take a bow. Not feeling very well t Orion Beach, take a bow. 

Not feeling very well today but I dragged myself out for a sunset walk. 

Always worth walking, always worth getting outside.
Wide views over the Blue Mountains. Who needs anyt Wide views over the Blue Mountains. Who needs anything more?

A few hours of walking with friends and the good vibes will last all week. 

Writers need to walk, do you agree??
Daily Deal today on Audible! Only $5.99 today only Daily Deal today on Audible! Only $5.99 today only!

So thrilled to see Going Under as @audible Daily Deal. 

Recording the audiobook was both emotionally demanding and deeply satisfying. Hope listeners get a lot out of it!

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Here’s a wee video from the launch of @jennyvale Here’s a wee video from the launch of @jennyvalentish_public’s new book at @betterreadbookshop. 

Interesting chat between Jenny and @mrbenjaminlaw. Introverts, this book was written for you!

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Splash in! We all swim through winter, don’t we? Splash in! We all swim through winter, don’t we?

I’ve posted an article on my website about glorious Shellharbour pool, also known as Beverley Whitfield ocean pool. It’s a cracker. 

You’ll find all the info you need to plan a visit, plus there’s an extract from my memoir Going Under which features the pool. 

🏊‍♀️ Check out @visitshellharbour to find out more things to do on a weekend getaway. 

I loved the swimming most. I do adore a bright blue pool. 

Find the article at:

https://seanasmith.com/shellharbour-swimming-pool-beverley-whitfield-pool/

Save this post for your next adventure.

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Walking into Santiago de Compostela after nine day Walking into Santiago de Compostela after nine days and 200 km was beyond a thrill. 

And we treated ourselves to a stay in the very best hotel in town, which I can not recommend highly enough. The Parador is on the main square and is a beautiful and fascinating historic building. It started as a hospital for sick pilgrims. Now it's a great place to stay for all who have walked. The rooms are luxurious, the baths are deep and the restaurant, situated in the old stables, is just a culinary and hospitality delight.

We had booked out stay well in advance. I'm sure it's packed out most of the year. 

What a way to end the walk! I stayed two nights, and loved my day wandering aimlessly around Santiago. The cathedral and museums are wonderful, and so are the markets, and even the laundromat was old and very cool.

I'd love to do anther camino and to end in Santiago with a glam stay at the Parador. A bit of luxe goes a long way for the weary traveller!

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Some photos from the last 200 km of the Camino Fra Some photos from the last 200 km of the Camino Frances.  The countryside was so gorgeous, weather mostly clement. 

Myself and three friends walked this section over 9 days, all organised by our personal tour leader @ningthecat. Thank you!!

Early April proved a good time to go. The route was not too busy, and we only had one day of rain. My first ever walking holiday! 

I am planning to write an article on my website, once a bit of house moving is done and my ancient computer and dodgy wifi issues are resolved!

#travel #spain #galicia #caminofrances #walking #walkingholiday #writer #writing #amwriting #travelwriter
East, west, hame's best. The old Scottish saying i East, west, hame's best. The old Scottish saying is 100% spot on, even when leaving after time in Scotland to come home to Australia.

I didn't mean to take such a long digital detox, but it's been refreshing.

Now I have a million photos and a million stories... which I'll work through over the next wee while.

Travel and holidays are marvellous treats... coming home is too. 

Giving myself a few days off to finish a house move and then will get back to work on small and large writing projects.

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If you find yourself in London, how about a swim a If you find yourself in London, how about a swim at Parliament Hill Fields Lido? I swam on a blue sky sunny day last week but was glad of the poolside sauna as the pool was 12 degrees C. Yes, unheated. 

Porridge and coffee in the cafe are a post-swim must.

The pool is made of stainless steel, which is dimpled and glitters in the sun. Lovely to look at the underwater sparkle as you swim. 

On a bit of a digital detox at the moment, but love these pix and keen to spread the swimming word. I was in London momentarily en route to Spain. Last time we swam up the road at Hampstead Ponds. Always good to bag a swim in London 

#swim #london #lido @parliament_hill_lido #swimming #swimmer
It’s been a watery week! Last Sunday I had the It’s been a watery week!

Last Sunday I had the joy of diving into Northbridge Baths on a flying visit to Sydney. Then I've done two swims with the wonderful Wobbegongs down here at Jervis Bay. 

There have been sunrise dolphins swimming slowly by too, both yesterday and today. Bloody marvellous!!

Editing and rewriting getting done too, and some reading.

So no whinging from me this week! How about you??

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Highlight of the week! My new local bookshop @boob Highlight of the week! My new local bookshop @boobookonowen organises some fab author events. This week’s was with @debraoswaldoz whose One Hundred Years of Betty is in shops now. 

Love an older protagonist, so I knew this was for me!

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Beautiful soft colours all over the bay tonight. N Beautiful soft colours all over the bay tonight. Now to spend all night trying to work out how to describe it!!

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‘I wasn’t scared of stuffing up. the writing.’

Love this extract of the podcast with @leesaronaldwrites about how her career as a journalist and in corporate comms was beneficial to fiction writing.

Find this interview on The Publisher & The Writer wherever you get your podcasts!

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More 20th century slides being digitised. Is it More 20th century slides being digitised. 

Is it really 25 years since the year 2000. Went quick!

I adore these photos from Sabah in the north of Borneo, taken late 1980s. This was the first place I visited outside Europe and I spent about four or five months there altogether. What a wonderful place. 

That baby monkey was just divine and the orang utans at Sepilok were an eye opener. 

I LOVED travelling before I had all the kids. Excited to be off again soon. How will the travels of an empty nester compare?

More 20th century slides being digitised. 

Is it really 25 years since the year 2000. Went quick!

I adore these photos from Sabah in the north of Borneo, taken late 1980s. This was the first place I visited outside Europe and I spent about four or five months there altogether. What a wonderful place. 

That baby monkey was just divine and the orang utans at Sepilok were an eye opener. 

I LOVED travelling before I had all the kids. Excited to be off again soon. How will the travels of an empty nester compare?

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Today's new podcast is such fun. @leesaronaldwrite Today's new podcast is such fun. @leesaronaldwrites is our interviewee, and she has a great story of both writing and publication.

Since the recording, Leesa's debit romcom has been reprinted (yeah!!) and she has signed a two-book deal for books with @allenandunwin. 

Leesa's second romcom will be out later this year and I'm looking forward to it.

Find Leesa's interview on The Publisher & The Writer, wherever you get your podcasts!

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New podcast is up. Check out all the new info! 

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Self publishing can be very satisfying. And lucrat Self publishing can be very satisfying. And lucrative! 

Here’s a lovely quote from @lynne_johnson_author about some upsides. 

So glad to be back doing The Publisher & The Writer podcast! Got to get a few in the can before I scoot off in early April xx

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This is true! Finding an agent in Australia is tou This is true! Finding an agent in Australia is tough!! 

From the latest episode of The Publisher & The Writer podcast! 

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