All Posts

<p>In my unpublished book, Beersheba: the untold story of how three myths, two units, and one charge captured our imagination, I go into a lot more depth about the myths that continue to perpetuated about the Australia Light Horse charge at Beersheba, but the media coverage about today’s centenary of the charge is getting my<a class="more-link" href="https://ccturner.com.au/2017/10/31/3-myths-about-beersheba/">Continue reading <span class="screen-reader-text">&#8220;3 myths a

<p>Today’s the Centenary of Battle of Beersheba &#8230; so where’s my book?</p>

<p>I really have been bad with this blog. Please know though that I&#8217;ve promised myself that once the Beersheba book is out, I will find a regular blogging rhythm. I’ve used a few things to try and motivate myself into focusing on finishing the adult non-fiction, Australian military history book I’ve begun about the Australia<a class="more-link" href="https://ccturner.com.au/2014/02/16/beershebajourneymap/">Continue reading <span class="screen-reader-text">&#8220;The Jou

<p>I started this blog with the intent of exploring any and all genres of non-fiction. Well, that does include theology and philosophy ­— and perhaps the most prolific theologian has made global headlines of late. That’s right. Pope Benedict XVI. He has publised 66 books over his life, in multiple languages, and almost half of<a class="more-link" href="https://ccturner.com.au/2013/02/21/pope-benedict-xvi-the-writer/">Continue reading <span class="screen-reader-text">&#8220;Po

<p>Last week, the Aussie Women Writers group asked tweeps (Twitter users) for their Top 10 favourite Australian women writers across all genres. Of course, I couldn’t keep it to 10, so here are my Top 15 (note: in no particular order). Non-Fiction (mid­–20th century to now)  Leigh Sales — her book on David Hicks, Detainee 002<a class="more-link" href="https://ccturner.com.au/2012/09/21/15-fav-aussie-female-writers/">Continue reading <span class="screen-reader-text">&#8220;My

<p>Why haven&#8217;t I been working on my Beersheba manuscript for the past several months? Well, I took on a freelance project, my second one under Ryter Publishing. The project has been to publish a high-quality, photographic coffee table book for a Defence client, titled — War in the Valleys : 7th Battalion Battle Group (MRTF–1),<a class="more-link" href="https://ccturner.com.au/2012/05/10/10-steps-in-publishing-a-book/">Continue reading <span class="screen-reader-text">&#

<p>&#8216;There will be no net loss to Arts funding under a government I lead’ is basically what Campbell Newman and the LNP team promised during the recent Queensland state election. Within two weeks of taking office they have broken that promise. The awards that gave us stories like Rabbit Proof Fence are no more. Late<a class="more-link" href="https://ccturner.com.au/2012/04/04/no-longer-the-smart-state/">Continue reading <span class="screen-reader-text">&#8220;No longer t

<p>It’s that time of year: where news outlets produce copious montages and interviews reflecting on the year that has been, while individually we wonder what happened to the new year’s resolution we made more than eleven months ago. In the spirit of the season, and to help raise the profile of the craft of non-fiction<a class="more-link" href="https://ccturner.com.au/2011/12/13/2011-australian-nonfiction-award-winners/">Continue reading <span class="screen-reader-text">&#8220

<p>When someone you know (or think you know) dies, you reflect on the influence they had in your life. So, my first blog post is my response to the passing of Steve Jobs: co-founder of Apple Computer Co. (now Apple Inc.) and founder of Pixar Animation Studios. I have been a lifelong Apple user, from<a class="more-link" href="https://ccturner.com.au/2011/10/06/steve-jobs-three-fold-legacy/">Continue reading <span class="screen-reader-text">&#8220;Steve Jobs&#8217;s Three-Fold&