Prompt #15 – Interview with a Bibliophile
The 15th writing prompt for the Author Blog Challenge is: Find someone you know, either online or in the real world, who is a true bibliophile and interview them about their reading habits. I was lucky enough to have Jenny Blake, aka AusJenny, offer to answer...
I won! I won!
I’m just a little bit excited. My story, My Princess Wears a Superman Cape won the Princess Parade Flash Fiction Challenge. OK, so I’m more than a little excited – I have been telling anyone who will listen. Not bad for a last minute, first draft of a piece I wasn’t...
WoW – Tiny as Your Thumb
It’s write on Wednesday again. This weeks prompt is to imagine you are as tiny as your thumb. You can read the whole prompt here. I started thinking about this and the idea for a children’s story came to mind… I don’t know if this will be the start of my March picture...
Chapter book challenge
It’s official – I’m going to get my butt into gear and get Jimmy James written! I discovered a Chapter Book Challenge that is starting in March. The goal is to write a first draft of a kids chapter book each month. Initially, I was thinking of writing Jimmy James as a...
WoW – Write a letter
It’s Write on Wednesday again. This weeks prompt is to write a letter, you can read the full prompt here. Last year, Jimmy James wrote a letter, I was tempted to just link to that post again… but I won’t. Instead, in the spirit of the Chapter Book Challenge, and for...
What are kids scared of?
The story I wrote on Wednesday has passed the kid test – meaning I need to write more! I’ve been doing a little bit of planning but I need some help. What scares kids about snakes? The idea behind this story is that Jimmy James talks to the snake and gets to know the...
Getting people to like your page
As an unpublished author, we don’t have the profile that published authors have, at least, not yet. It can be tempting to focus on the number of people and get discouraged when it’s not huge. One thing to remember here is that quality is better than quantity. The...
What’s in a name?
I have been trying to work out what to call myself when I get published. This may be a small problem in the grand scheme of things, but, as an author, it’s important. My married name is Khalinsky, my maiden name is Gijsbers. Both are European and they are hard to...
Kids and literacy
I just found out that yesterday was Family Literacy Day in the US (I don’t know if it was the same in Australia). Literacy is a big issue in Australia too… I am incredibly lucky. Both my boys love to read. They have just turned 8 and 10, and are reading the Harry...
WoW – Agent Chin-Wag
It’s Write on Wednesday again. For this weeks prompt, click here. My kids inspired this story, with friends of my parents coming over & sharing stories. They were commenting on the stories that were being told! “They’re talking about us!” Two little girls sat on...