Personal writing achievements and news for happy sharing.
I’m over at Jenn J McLeod’s place this afternoon, talking about chickens, staplers and how penguins drink their whisky. Please join us at the bar for a munch and a chat! Q. Come on in. Grab a pew. What can I get you to go with your beer nuts? (Shandy?…
Yay – I’ve been selected as one of the 2014 contributors for Writing Novels in Australia!! It’s a coveted role and I’m honoured to be included among the established novelists, early-career novelists and emerging novelists who write monthly articles for this treasured resource for writers. Thank you, Steve Rossiter of the…
I’m so chuffed right now… I just got a personal message from Lillian Csernica, a reviewer for Tangent Online. Every year, Tangent Online puts together a ‘Recommended Reading List’ of all the best speculative fiction stories published in the preceding year, worldwide. The List was finalised on 30 December 2013,…
Do you get inspiration from travelling to new places? I do! I love new experiences and seeking out unusual sights and stories. Now that I’m a mum, I don’t get out as much as I used to, so have to draw on my memories and notes about places for inspiration…
‘Tis the season to be jolly! My kids are on holidays. I won’t be starting my next major writing project (novel number three!) until they’re back at school in February. I still have some editing work to do and some collaborative writing projects to maintain, but otherwise that’s it for…
Yay – I won the Glen Miles Short Story prize! What could be better?? Being able to read my winning story for free, of course! Here’s the opening paragraph of “Champions”, the story that just won me my seventh national writing competition (squee!)… “Can you believe it? Twenty-four years ago…
I’m so proud of *my* writers – the members of the Northern Beaches Writers’ Group. I’m proud of them because they come from many different backgrounds and bring a wealth of experience to their stories. Some of them write crime, romance or speculative fiction, some write children’s, young-adult or teen…
