{"id":8482,"date":"2013-11-15T13:12:34","date_gmt":"2013-11-15T02:12:34","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/zenashapter.com\/blog\/?p=8482"},"modified":"2021-08-30T16:54:23","modified_gmt":"2021-08-30T06:54:23","slug":"northern-beaches-writers-group-in-the-news-twice","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/zenashapter.com\/blog\/northern-beaches-writers-group-in-the-news-twice\/","title":{"rendered":"Northern Beaches Writers&#8217; Group \u2013 In The News \u2013 Twice!!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>I&#8217;m so proud of *my* writers \u2013 the members of the <a title=\"NBWG \u2013 About\" href=\"http:\/\/zenashapter.com\/nbwg-about\/\">Northern Beaches Writers&#8217; Group<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>I&#8217;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\u2019s, young-adult or teen fiction, while others write biographies, histories, non-fiction books or manuals \u2013 it\u2019s a real range and you wouldn&#8217;t think there&#8217;d be any common ground. Yet there is \u2013 a passion for writing and using it to bring smiles to readers&#8217; faces (sometimes tension or horror too!).<\/p>\n<p>I&#8217;m also proud of them when I see them in the news, and today our WABIAD members are in it twice \u2013 both in the <em>Manly Daily <\/em>and<em> The Daily Telegraph<\/em>. Go team!<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">The Manly Daily:<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_8484\" style=\"width: 510px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/zenashapter.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/ManlyDaily.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-8484\" class=\"size-full wp-image-8484  \" alt=\"Writers (left to right): Liz Michell, Kirsten Taylor, Kristin Prescott, Tony McFadden, Leah Boonthanom and (in the centre): me!\" src=\"http:\/\/zenashapter.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/ManlyDaily.jpg\" width=\"500\" height=\"399\" srcset=\"https:\/\/zenashapter.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/ManlyDaily.jpg 500w, https:\/\/zenashapter.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/ManlyDaily-300x239.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-8484\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Writers (left to right): Liz Michell, Kirsten Taylor, Kristin Prescott, Tony McFadden, Leah Boonthanom and (in the centre): me!<\/p><\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">The Daily Telegraph:<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_8485\" style=\"width: 262px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/zenashapter.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/DailyTelegraph.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-8485\" class=\"size-full wp-image-8485  \" alt=\"To read the full article, click here: http:\/\/www.dailytelegraph.com.au\/newslocal\/northern-beaches\/northern-beaches-writers-write-book-in-one-day\/story-fngr8hax-1226759987355\" src=\"http:\/\/zenashapter.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/DailyTelegraph.jpg\" width=\"252\" height=\"500\" srcset=\"https:\/\/zenashapter.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/DailyTelegraph.jpg 252w, https:\/\/zenashapter.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/DailyTelegraph-151x300.jpg 151w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 252px) 100vw, 252px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-8485\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">NBWG WABIAD members missing from the photo: Zoya Nojin, Fi Michell, Tracey Jackson &amp; Mijmark.<\/p><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>To read this article in full, just click <a title=\"Daily Telegraph\" href=\"http:\/\/www.dailytelegraph.com.au\/newslocal\/northern-beaches\/northern-beaches-writers-write-book-in-one-day\/story-fngr8hax-1226759987355\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>If you&#8217;d like to read more about the Northern Beaches Writers&#8217; Group, you can read a selection of our bios <a title=\"NBWG Members\" href=\"http:\/\/zenashapter.com\/nbwg-members\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>And yes, Mum and Dad \u2013 I&#8217;ve saved you a copy of the newspaper \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I&#8217;m so proud of *my* writers \u2013 the members of the Northern Beaches Writers&#8217; Group. 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