An Aussie Christian who enjoys reading, getting out in nature and likes to write.
Hey Everyone, I haven’t done a whole lot of writing this week but I have been doing writing related stuff. I have decided to enter Pitch Wars with my YA epic fantasy. Pitch Wars has to be one of the best competitions around. The first round is the mentor round. 75 mentors pick one entry, … More A Writerly Update 44.
Today I am reviewing ‘While We Run’ by Karen Healey, sequel to ‘When We Wake’. I have a paperback copy to giveaway to one lucky Australian reader! Details at the end of the post. Note: as this is a sequel it will have spoilers for book one, though not for this book. Release Date: April … More Review + Giveaway: While We Run By Karen Healey.
Release date: January 27th 2013. Publisher: Allen and Unwin. Source: Purchased. Synopsis from Goodreads: The last thing Tegan remembers is the crack as the gun went off, intense pain, and everything fading to black. One hundred years later, she wakes up. A fast-paced near-future romance. Sixteen-year-old Tegan is just like every other girl living in … More Review: When We Wake By Karen Healey.
I like to think of myself as a pantser, but even so I do plot a little. When I get an idea, before I start writing I will usually know how it begins, how it ends and a few scenes in the middle. I will type the idea up and then start to write. And … More Writing Tip Wednesday: Plot As You Go.
Hi Everyone, Just as I got back into the swing of writing, life decided to get hectic for a few days. I didn’t get to write for four days 😦 Though on one of those four days I did send a short story away, one that got rejected recently from an anthology because it didn’t … More A Writerly Update 43.
Release Date: August 1st 2014. Publisher: Random House Australia. Source: From publisher via NetGalley in exchange for an honest review. Synopsis from Random House Website: This road trip will have earth-shattering consequences . . . Twins Justine and Perry are about to embark on the road trip of a lifetime in the Pacific Northwest. It’s … More Review: Are You Seeing Me? By Darren Groth.
The thing about adverbs is that you should use them sparingly, though many writers will probably tell you not to use them at all. Stephen King is famously quoted as saying, ‘The road to hell is paved with adverbs.’ Adverbs, for those scratching your head, are the words that end in -ly. You can see … More Writing Tip Wednesday: The Thing About Adverbs.
Entries are now closed and the winner of my Hidden giveaway has been chosen using Random.org. The lucky winner of one paperback copy of Hidden is… Lisa Fleetwood (Welcome To My Library.) I have contacted Lisa via Twitter. Thank you so much to everyone who entered, I am sorry I couldn’t give you all a … More And The Winner Is…
Book Delights is a feature on my blog where I share with you all the books I purchased/received in the previous month. I was on a self imposed book buying ban in July and am pleased to announce that I made it through twenty nine days without buying a book. I cracked and bought one … More Book Delights (3)
Hey everyone, welcome to this week’s writerly update. I have had an odd week, writing wise, this week. For most of the week, I didn’t really feel like writing. For those of you who regularly read this update, you know that it usually kills me to go days without writing, so to go days without … More A Writerly Update 42.
Rochelle L. Sharpe 