An Aussie Christian who enjoys reading, getting out in nature and likes to write.
I was on Beth Revis’s Tumblr and came across this very interesting post. Beth is a New York Times Bestselling author of the Across The Universe trilogy. She gets asked periodically why she doesn’t go to a certain area to do a book signing, and I thought her answer was quiet eye opening. You see, … More Writing Tip Wednesday: Beth Revis On The Cost Of Book Signings.
I’m feeling pretty miserable at the moment and it’s all because of school holidays. I have had one of the worst weeks, writing wise, in a long, long time. I only managed to write on 2 days this week. 2 days. And it’s killing me! I need to write, if I’m not writing, I don’t … More A Writerly Update 39.
Sorry I haven’t updated my Open Submissions page in so long. The good news is that I have updated it now. Here are the new places to submit your stories to that I added: 1) White Ribbon Writing Competition – Australia Only. From the website: Break the Silence and open up. This writing competition is … More New Places To Submit.
I have updated my list of places open for submission. Writers, check it out here: Open Submissions..
Waiting On Wednesday is a weekly meme hosted by Jill at Breaking The Spine. It’s a way to share the upcoming releases that we’re excited about. This week I have chosen Sacrifice Elemental #5 by Brigid Kemmerer. Sacrifice releases September 30th 2014. Synopsis from Goodreads: One misstep and they lose it all. For the last … More Waiting On Wednesday (10): Sacrifice by Brigid Kemmerer.
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.
Rochelle L. Sharpe 