As a class we have spoken many times about the ‘craft of writing’.
Powerful writing creates a strong image and stirs emotions in the mind of the reader.
In this, your second Gold Diary entry, you must do just that.
Can you put into words what it must have been like for many who travelled to Australia in search of fortune, in search of a better life?
Those that left their home and families behind knowing that there was little hope of returning to their loved ones.
You will have to use plenty of adjectives, draw on your emotions and make the reader believe they are there in that moment in time. Can you capture that moment?