New eBook: 52 Blog Post Ideas for Authors
For quite some time, I've been wanting to publish some mini ebooks that had some of the tips and ideas I've been posting on my blog, along with some new ideas. I am pleased to announce that my first ebook is now live on Amazon: 52 Blog Post Ideas for Authors. As the...
Cubing for CFS
Tuesday was Chronic Fatigue Awareness Day, but today was the day we had an event to mark the occasion. My 11 year old son has chronic fatigue, and this is an illness that impacts the whole family. My 13 year old decided to do a fundraiser at his school to raise funds...
Workshop – Writing Tips and Tricks
Are you in Melbourne? Do you want to write a middle grade novel? Are you available on Saturday May 23rd? If you answered yes to these questions, then I have an event for you. Julie Anne Grasso and I are joining forces to share some of our tips and tricks for writing a...
My Reading Style
Back in December, JF Gibson posted that she had been tagged to share her reading style. You can read her blog post here. I wasn't tagged, but asked if I could join in. It's taken a bit of time, but here are my answers. Do you snack while you read? Sometimes, but not...
Who Inspires You?
At Monash Writers last week, we had a discussion on the topic “Good writers know themselves”. As part of this, we were asked who inspires us and given a few minutes to write it down. I sat for a while, struggling as no one came to mind… Here’s what I wrote: I can’t...
Happy Australia Day – 2015
Happy Australia Day everyone. It’s a public holiday here in Australia and there are a lot of free activities to do, there will be fireworks tonight, and my kids are looking forward to watching the ABC 3 Smackdown if we’re staying home. Australia Day is a time to...
Reducing the overwhelm
In the second half of 2014, I was finding life overwhelming. This had a negative impact on my writing – I barely finished my draft for ChaBooCha Lite in September, I have editing that needs to be done that I haven’t got to, there are stories that need to be written...
Successes for 2014
Children’s author Julie Hedlund, challenged participants of her 12 Days of Christmas for Writers series to post SUCCESSES (rather than resolutions) on our blogs this year. She believes the way New Year’s resolutions are traditionally made come from a place of...
Writing and exercise
I’ve decided I have to get back to the gym. For over a year, I was going 2-3 times a week and was feeling great. Unfortunately due to circumstances beyond my control, I stopped going. I’ve found that not moving has had a strange impact on my writing… When I was...
Role of siblings
The last few days, I’ve been taking advantage of quiet times when the kids have been playing with their Christmas presents to work on one or two manuscripts. These include the next book in the Green Oaks Primary School series as well as a couple of other stories. One...