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
Marketing strategies – and why you need one…
Midway through last year I had a crisis of confidence. I’d already published Baby, It’s You and Big Girls Don’t Cry and was about to publish Wish You were Here. I was proud of what I was doing, but at … Read More
What makes a happy ending?
So anyways, I’ve got to thinking about happy endings – which is probably a good thing given that my tagline is all about happy endings: Happy Endings Begin Here. When you think about it, it’s pretty much the ultimate spoiler. … Read More
8 ways to beat writer’s block…
Writer’s Block. noun. A usually temporary condition in which a writer finds it impossible to proceed with the writing of a novel, play, or other work. I’m at the soggy middle stage of I Want You Back. I’ve written the beginning, … Read More
Finding an editor – and how I found mine…
So anyways, I realised the other day that I haven’t contacted my editor yet to book in this year’s edits – not that I’m anywhere near finishing the first draft of I Want You Back just yet. I’ve found that … Read More