Welcome to the final part of my blog series asking: what’s it like being a debut novelist? I love writing, publishing, and winning competitions with all my short stories… Still when I go to sleep at night, I dream about the day my novels will be read by, you know,…
Part 6? Did you read correctly? Yes, you did! Due to the enormous success of my debut author series, two extra interviews will be expanding what was originally planned as a five-part series… to seven. A debut author from Ticonderoga Publications will join one more Harper Collins author. It seems…
Welcome to the final part of my five-part* series about becoming a debut novelist. I love writing, publishing, and winning competitions with all my short stories… Still when I go to sleep at night, I dream about the day when my novels will be read by, you know, readers –…
As some of you may recall, I was on the radio last month talking about my writing. It went so well, I was invited back a few weeks later to critique some writing by others. The radio show Ringside is usually broadcast at 10am on Sundays, so I know a…
This is Part Four in my debut novelist series. I love writing, publishing, and winning competitions with all my short stories… Still I’d love my novels to be read by, you know, readers – and not just sat on my computer! But will the reality of becoming a debut novelist…
Over the last few weeks, I’ve interviewing debut novelists about their experience. I love writing, publishing, and winning competitions with all my short stories… Still when I go to sleep at night, I sometimes dream about the day when my novels will be read by, you know, readers – and…
Three years in a row! Three different judges. Three separate wins of ‘first place’. Hat trick! I couldn’t believe it earlier today when, at a meeting of Manly’s Fellowship of Australian Writers, acting President Beatrice Yell read out the results for their 2012 Short Story Competition and I realised I’d…
