Life changing books … for better or worse
This week’s past New York Times carried a feature raising the question can a book change your life for the worse. It got me thinking. My instinctive answer is no. However, there are some horrors I have...
View ArticleWriters Beware
Writing is a solitary business and sometimes it can be difficult to for newcomers to get the information they need to avoid being scammed, even if they are successful old hands in another industry....
View ArticleVerbs versus nouns
Who said Grammarians don’t have a sense of humour Cartoon by Dan Piraro at bizarro.com
View ArticleForgiveness … of people, authors and characters
Is this true for you? I find it hard to forgive authors if the characters do something really stupid.
View ArticleAcademy Awards prove yet against that books are rich pickings for filmmakers
Reblogged from the RWA blog RomanceAustralia. A number of winning actors, producers and directors at this year’s Academy Awards owe their Oscars to Standing on the shoulders of giants finalan author’s...
View ArticleeBooks find their niche with English language readers
THIS ARTICLE FIRST APPEARED ON THE ROMANCE WRITERS OF AUSTRALIA (RWA) BLOG ON THURSDAY 14 MAY 2015 https://romanceaustralia.wordpress.com/2015/05/14/ebooks-find-their-niche-with-english-language-readers/
View ArticleGetting the most from your publishing team
Today on my website, I am talking about getting the most from your publishing team, based on my blog post for RWA, Tips from An Industry Insider. Join me here.
View ArticleOur Five Favourite Reads
Love Lines Welcome to The Writers’ Dozen Top 5 Reads Blog Hop I fortunate to belong to a fabulous writers’ group of women of diverse tastes and interests. If there’s one thing you know about writers,...
View ArticleAgent or Publisher
I discussed the prose and cons of both agents and publishers in my column for Romance Writers of Australia (RWA) and on my website. Traditionally an author needed a publisher to get a foot in the door...
View ArticleTen-Step Publicity Plan for Authors
The Ten-Step Publicity Plan for Authors is now available in ebook from Amazon (US, UK and Australia). It’s a succinct, practical guide to everything an author needs to know to implement her or his...
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