Archives for 2015

Awesome Interview With a #BookReviewer #MyCrazyReadingObsession

Today I’m lucky enough to be interviewing an awesome young woman who also happens to be a book reviewer. Angelina, thank you for allowing me to interview you today. 1) Firstly, tell my readers a little about yourself and why you like to review books. My name is Angelina and I run the book blog […]

Inside the Mind of the #Author

I can’t speak for any other authors but my mind is a very busy place. Ideas are zooming around everywhere and there doesn’t appear to be any traffic lights because ideas collide all the time! Where do I begin on this topic? Firstly, how do you get inside the mind of an author? Well, I […]

10 Things I Wish I Knew About Being an Author

Oh, where to begin on this subject! Let’s begin at the beginning. 1. The first draft is just that, a draft. Nothing less and nothing more. How many drafts will be needed? As many as it takes to get the manuscript to a publishing standard. For some writers that may be just a few drafts. […]

How to Avoid the Rejection Blues. #AmWriting #Authors

I wrote this piece for a guest blog, however, I thought it would be beneficial to also share it on my blog today. I do think it’s important that writers understand how to cope with rejection. The mental health of writers is important to me, as is, the mental health and well-being of all the […]

Celebrating 25 years of the #GoldCoast Writers’ Association

Henry Ford once said, coming together is a beginning; keeping together is progress; working together is success. This weekend I was lucky enough to come together with authors from all walks of life. It was a wonderful thing to be seated in a room filled with wonderful creative writers. We were all there to celebrate […]

The courage of a #creative artist. #Author

Reading a review on your own work can be a confronting experience depending on whether it is good, bad or indifferent.  A critical review that degrades your work can sometimes feel like bullying in the sense that it makes you feel really bad. How each artist deals with a critical review will depend on the […]