So anyways, November is around the corner…and if November is around the corner, so too is NaNoWriMo. Nano wtf? National Novel Writing Month. Essentially the challenge is to, along with a few hundred thousand other people, get 50,000 words out of … Read More
Introducing The Hungry Writer – and wrapping the week
The eagle-eyed amongst you will have noticed that this week’s wrap-up is coming to you from a different website. I’m phasing And Anyways out and am in the process of transferring some of the content across to here. Why have … Read More
6 tips to writing a satisfying sexy scene
I’m writing this post on a Saturday afternoon. I have a zucchini slice in the oven that I’m keeping an eye on, and in the background is an annoying electrical alarm – like when the washing machine is out of … Read More
5 Reasons to love your day job…
I’m not sure about you, but I have a day job. If I were a betting girl, I’d hazard a guess that most aspiring or emerging writers do – as do a relatively large proportion of (even) mid-list established writers. … Read More
Bellydancing for beginners…
Has it really been that long since I last posted here? It’s been a pretty mad time – work and deadlines wise. My presentation for the session I’m doing at Romance Writer’s Conference next month was due on Monday (tick), … Read More
10 tips to work from home and get stuff done…
Working from home. It’s the dream, right? You lie in bed until five minutes before you’re due to log into work and then spend your day in your pyjamas while you are working. Yeah, that doesn’t work for me. These … Read More
My writing playlist…
So anyways, you know how I told you last time that I’d trashed my novel and I was now writing three short novels – almost novella length? Well, it’s going well again – thanks for asking. It’s almost as if … Read More
That time I trashed my whole book…
Ok, so last week this happened: I trashed my book. Yep, ripped it apart. I could say ‘Just. Like.That.’ for dramatic embellishment, but far more thought than that went into it. It’s something that had been playing on my mind … Read More
A big announcement…
I got some seriously exciting news a month or so ago that I’ve been bursting to tell you about…and now I can… Ready? I’ll be presenting a workshop at this years Romance Writers of Australia Conference- Love Gone Wild. This … Read More
How to seek permission to use song lyrics – and why you should…
I was well into the final version of Baby, It’s You, when I realised that I’d need to seek permission to reproduce a few lines from a song, One Crowded Hour, by Augie March. When I was telling the guys … Read More