Book Review: The Baggage Handler
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? There is no doubt why The Baggage Handler won the 2019 Christy Award for First Novel. It is excellent! You ARE going to…
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One danger of the awards season
[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
Celebrate your bravery
[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
Giveaway time!!
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!!
Mastery of time, not mastery of words
[This blog post appeared in the LearnHowToWriteANovel blog in August 2019]. I’ve been asked by a few people recently about what you need to master as a writer. They’ve asked … Continue reading Mastery of time, not mastery of words
Asking for help from the giants in whose footsteps you tread
[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
Why my book is more a project than a pregnancy
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
What I learned from writing a story that packs a punch
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
What’s in your writing DNA?
[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?
Go into the draw to one 1 of 2 $25 bookstore vouchers…
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…
How you handle feedback as a novelist?
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?
Author Interview – Australasian Christian Writers
So I did this author interview over at the Australasian Christian Writers blog. If you’d like to know why I’d love to have dinner with Sir Paul McCartney or why … Continue reading Author Interview – Australasian Christian Writers
