Pittwater Life January 2024 Issue
LOCAL GUIDE: 193 THINGS TO DO 1991‘DEVELOPMENT ONSLAUGHT’ FEARS / BEACHES ACHIEVERS HOLIDAY CROSSWORD + PUZZLES / BARRENJOEY BOATSHED THE WAY WE WERE / HOT PROPERTY / SEEN... HEARD... ABSURD...
LOCAL GUIDE: 193 THINGS TO DO
1991‘DEVELOPMENT ONSLAUGHT’ FEARS / BEACHES ACHIEVERS
HOLIDAY CROSSWORD + PUZZLES / BARRENJOEY BOATSHED
THE WAY WE WERE / HOT PROPERTY / SEEN... HEARD... ABSURD...
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Bryan’s new whodunnit<br />
Q: How did you get into writing<br />
and why?<br />
Pitches I was writing for<br />
film and television began to<br />
take on a life of their own.<br />
They became stories. Hence a<br />
bunch of them became ‘Sweet<br />
Jimmy’ (a collection of short<br />
stories published in 2021).<br />
Now a much longer short<br />
story has become a novel:<br />
‘The Drowning’.<br />
Q: What inspired<br />
you to write The<br />
Drowning?<br />
I know a particular<br />
area of the north<br />
coast of NSW. I<br />
surf there. I know<br />
the community.<br />
The little nearby<br />
towns. The different<br />
demographics.<br />
The vitality and the<br />
quiet. It was natural<br />
that I’d want to set a<br />
story there.<br />
Q: How did it all come together?<br />
When did you write<br />
ONE-<br />
FINGER<br />
TYPER:<br />
Bryan<br />
Brown.<br />
it/ how long did<br />
it take?<br />
I began the book<br />
late 2022. I had<br />
an incident that<br />
I knew was arresting<br />
for the<br />
reader and I<br />
also had three characters that<br />
would take me on a ride. The<br />
book was finished early 2023<br />
and then there was a little<br />
finessing. Not a lot. It usually<br />
comes racing out. Not straight<br />
away but on some days an<br />
hour or two and then nothing<br />
for a week maybe.<br />
Q: Describe your writing<br />
habits…<br />
I can’t sit for long writing<br />
away and I am a one-finger<br />
typer. As I said, the characters<br />
tell me the story. Some<br />
days they have nothing to tell<br />
me and then some nights just<br />
before sleep they announce<br />
where they are going. Next<br />
morning I’m in front of the<br />
computer.<br />
Q: Any interesting feedback<br />
so far?<br />
I’m interested in what the<br />
locals in a particular town<br />
will think because I’m sure<br />
they are going to reckon I’ve<br />
set ‘The Drowning’ there!<br />
*‘The Drowning’; published<br />
by Allen & Unwin. RRP –<br />
$32.99. Available at all good<br />
bookstores or online.<br />
CYC grant<br />
gives Marine<br />
Rescue boost<br />
Marine Rescue Broken<br />
Bay has enhanced its<br />
operational capabilities<br />
following the completion<br />
of crew and training rooms<br />
and a dedicated administration<br />
area at its Bayview<br />
facility.<br />
The internal fit-out was<br />
made possible through<br />
a $42,551 grant from the<br />
Cruising Yacht Club of<br />
Australia SOLAS Trust.<br />
The grant is part of a<br />
larger $300,000 three-year<br />
funding commitment.<br />
In the first 11 months of<br />
2023 the Broken Bay unit<br />
safely returned 283 people<br />
to shore, completing 132<br />
search-and-rescue missions<br />
including seven life-threatening<br />
emergencies.<br />
The new rooms will<br />
enhance the unit’s ability<br />
to respond swiftly and<br />
effectively to emergencies<br />
on the water. – NW<br />
News<br />
The Local Voice Since 1991<br />
JANUARY <strong>2024</strong> 15
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