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 […]

Promotional: Starchild Book Three: The Healing Stone OUT NOW! #Fantasy #Showcase

Proud to announce the release of Starchild Book Three: The Healing Stone. But first, some important acknowledgments and the dedication.   The dedication is particularly special as, Jeannie, a wonderful friend of mine was undergoing her own healing at the time of this book’s release. If a book was ever destined to be dedicated to […]

Supanova Melbourne #popculture Odyssey Books and Authors

When the doors opened the murmur of low, indistinct voices filled the venue. People tracked slowly through the walkways. There were those who were curious, the first-timers. Those who were searching for “their place” amongst the continually changing and expanding parts in the vast array of universes we know exist in pop culture. Then there […]

Building #Networks and friendships with Interviews and conversations. #Community

We, the human community, are now living in a transitional world. Models of distribution and creative mediums are changing. Reaching out to one another is a wonderful way to help stay connected to the “here and now” of this changing environment and help our community to grow. Interviews with people and sharing our own ideas […]