An Aussie Christian who enjoys reading, getting out in nature and likes to write.
Stepping out is a feature on my blog where I step out of the YA world and review an adult book. Today I am stepping out with Thornwood House, the debut novel by Australian author Anna Romer. It is also the 10th book I have read for the Australian Women Writers challenge. Publisher: Simon and … More Stepping out with Thornwood House. #aww2014.
Hi Everyone, I did it! On Monday I completed the Romance Writers of Australia 50k in 30 day challenge. It was really tough! I had slipped behind and had to catch up, which made it so much harder than it should have been. But I know I can do it now, and if I stick … More A Writerly Update 38.
I read this great post on Maggie Stiefvater’s blog the other day and just had to share her wise words of advice with you. She wrote the post because people (I’m assuming writers) were on twitter talking about some authors’ careers and whether they deserve their fame. Maggie is into race cars and has spent … More Writing Tip Wednesday: Wise words from Maggie Stiefvater.
Book Delights is a monthly feature on my blog where I share with you all the books I bought/received in the previous month. I had a fairly decent haul in June. I got so many books I’m excited about.(All links to Goodreads.) I’ll start with the eARC’s I received: Flux. The Rose Master. Thanks to … More Book Delights (2).
Hey Everyone, I’ve been writing like crazy this week in order to complete the 50k in 30 day challenge I am doing through the Romance Writers Of Australia. On Monday I wrote 4,268 words. On Tuesday I wrote 3,263 words. On Wednesday I wrote 1,195 words. On Thursday I wrote 2,028 words. On Friday I … More A Writerly Update 37.
Welcome to my stop on the SPARK blog tour hosted by Walker Books Australia. I am extremely excited to be sharing a guest post with you today by Rachael Craw, author of the YA sci-fi, Spark. I love finding out what songs authors listened to when they were writing their book, so I asked Rachael if she had a … More Blog Tour: Spark By Rachael Craw: Guest Post + Review.
Hi Everyone, Sorry this is a day late, but I was writing into the night last night and this post slipped my mind. As I’ve told you, I am participating in the 50k in 30 days challenge organised by the Romance Writers Of Australia. Writing 50k in 30 days is so much harder than I … More A Writerly Update 36.
For this week’s Writing Tip Wednesday I would like to direct you to THIS article on The Gaurdian website that gives you some great rules for writing fiction. Elmore Leonard, Diana Athill, Margaret Atwood, Roddy Doyle, Helen Dunmore, Geoff Dyer, Anne Enright, Richard Ford, Jonathan Franzen, Esther Freud, Neil Gaiman, David Hare, PD James and … More Writing Tip Wednesday: Rules For Writing Fiction.
Hi Everyone, Welcome to this week’s Writerly Update. Monday was a public holiday here in Australia and the family was home so I didn’t get any writing done. Between Tuesday and today I managed to write a first draft of a short story and worked more on my Urban Fantasy. I also started writing a … More A Writerly Update 35.
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Hello all, I have news of another #Pitching opportunity – #Pitcharama. #Pitcharama is run by my good friends at AussieOwnedandRead, but don’t panic if you’re not from Australia, this is an international #Pitching Comp. Quick additional note, this is for Young & New Adult (YA & NA) only #Pitcharama will open…
Rochelle L. Sharpe 