… I’m giving away a signed copy of EACH of The Baggage Handler and The Camera Never Lies to one lucky subscriber to my newsletter. Simply make sure you’re … Continue reading To celebrate reaching the Inspy LongLists with both of my novels …
[This blog post first appeared on the LearnHowToWriteANovel web site in January 2020]. So 2020 has rolled around, and our social media feeds are full of writers setting out … Continue reading Goals are great, but how do you reach them?
Thought I’d share a review with everyone! By The Book There is no doubt why TheBaggageHandler won the 2019 Christy Award for First Novel. It is excellent! You ARE going … Continue reading Book Review: The Baggage Handler
[This post appeared on the LearnHowToWriteANovel.com web site in October 2019]. So award season is here, and our social media feeds are full of our writer friends dressed to the … Continue reading One danger of the awards season
[This blog post appeared on the LearnHowToWriteANovel.com website in September 2019]. I just wanted to take a moment and acknowledge your bravery. If you’re a writer, you are putting yourself … Continue reading Celebrate your bravery
Hi everyone. I thought I’d let my blog followers know about a giveaway competition I’m running for my newsletter subscribers. Simply subscribe to my newsletter, and enter the running to … Continue reading Giveaway time!!
[This blog post appeared in LearnHowToWriteANovel.com in July 2019] My debut novel came out in March. My firstborn. And, like most parents, I looked around to those with previous experience … Continue reading Asking for help from the giants in whose footsteps you tread
Even though we might set out as writers to work on our book as a project, it might pay for us to think about it more as a pregnancy. Many … Continue reading Why my book is more a project than a pregnancy
This blog post appeared in Suite T – the Southern Writers Magazine blog (http://southernwritersmagazine.blogspot.com/) in May 2019. When I sat down to write the manuscript that became my debut novel, … Continue reading What I learned from writing a story that packs a punch
[This post first appeared on the LearnHowToWriteANovel.com web site] As writers, so much of our time can be focused on what we write. We identify with genres as a way … Continue reading What’s in your writing DNA?
BOOK VOUCHER COMPETITION!! I’ve got a problem – my book, The Baggage Handler, is on the shelves around the world, but I’m based here in Australia and I can’t see … Continue reading Go into the draw to one 1 of 2 $25 bookstore vouchers…
My debut novel launched yesterday. Among the tears, excitement, nerves and sense of satisfaction was a lesson that I’ve learned over the nine months it’s taken The Baggage Handler to … Continue reading How you handle feedback as a novelist?
