by admin | Mar 14, 2012 | News
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...
by admin | Feb 22, 2012 | News
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...
by admin | Feb 17, 2012 | News
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...
by admin | Jan 31, 2012 | News
As an unpublished author, we don’t have the profile that published authors have, at least, not yet.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...
by admin | Jan 30, 2012 | News
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...
by admin | Jan 28, 2012 | News
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...
