Since it’s my Mouthwatering May blog special event, I thought I’d share with you how I got into both cooking and writing, and the role that my son played in this… Let’s start with the cooking… now, I’m no Masterchef, and nor do I want to be, but I did develop a bit of a [...]
I got to thinking recently that writing a novel is a lot like cooking, so I thought I’d create a little recipe for all those writers out there… How To Bake A Novel: Preparation time: Varies, from months to years. Serves: Potentially millions (if you’re lucky) Equipment: One working computer, word processor, or large [...]
It’s here – my first ever themed blog month: Mouthwatering May!! As I said in my previous post, books and food are two of life’s greatest pleasures, so I decided to combine them (and besides, I had to come up with a word that goes well with May ) So what’s it all about? Well, [...]
Books and food are two of life’s greatest pleasures, so I thought… why not combine both topics on my blog for the month of May? And so, Mouthwatering May was born! During May, my blog will come alive with posts about delectable treats, delicious reads, and entertaining guest author interviews. I’ll be discussing food-themed books, ingredients [...]
Whether you celebrate this annual day of love or not, I thought it would be a great opportunity to share some love and run a competition. My first ever blog competition! And there’ll be more to come, so if you want to hear about upcoming competitions (as well as fascinating blog posts and author interviews [...]
Instead of writing another blog post about writing, I thought I’d share some marketing pearls of wisdom for a change, as I know many authors struggle in this area or simply don’t enjoy it, or they’re not sure what to do. In fact, at the RWA conference in Melbourne earlier this year, I think I [...]
It is a truth universally acknowledged, that a single man in possession of a good fortune, must be in want of a wife. That is how Jane Austen started her book, Pride and Prejudice in 1813, and made it into the top 100 best first lines from novels according to the American Book Review. A [...]
As a writer, hundreds of thousands of words manifest from your mind to the page, but four of them are the sweetest: The End, and Chapter One Not to say that all the wonderful prose you created doesn’t mean anything of course, it’s just that these words have special meaning. Yesterday, I typed The End [...]
Many authors advise writing only one manuscript at a time, so you can completely immerse yourself in the world you’ve created and the lives of the characters. This ‘Manuscript Monogamy’ makes sense, however in reality while writing a manuscript you may be editing another, and planning a future story simultaneously. But what about writing more [...]
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