An Aussie Christian who enjoys reading, getting out in nature and likes to write.
Hi Everyone, I just updated my open submission page. There are now 9 opportunities for you to send your work to, including new flash fiction and anthology opportunities. You can check it out here Good luck with all your submissions, and happy writing 🙂
One of the things we need to be aware of as writers is word counts. Books for different ages and genres have different word counts and I think it important to be aware of what those general word counts are. Over at Writers Digest Chuck Sambuchino has complied a definitive list of word counts for … More Writing Tip Wednesday: A Word On Word Counts.
Originally posted on The Escapades:
by Kate that I decided to compile all the book memes I’ve seen in the last month or so that made me laugh. Enjoy!
Originally posted on Aussie Writers:
Are you a writer = check Do you write Young Adult or New Adult Fiction= check Do you have a complete, polished manuscript = check Want a chance to get your pitch in front of multiple editors = check Join the Aussie Owned Team for Pitcharama—a pitch contest with eight…
Part of the reason I started this blog was to share my journey as I try to get published. Because of this, I have decided that I will share progress updates every fortnight with you guys. I will post my writerly updates on a Wednesday, alternating with my writing tips. So, here’s what’s been happening … More A Writerly Update 2.
One of the most annoying things for a writer is when an idea strikes at an inconvenient time. This happened to me today and it made me so frustrated. In an ideal world, when an idea strikes, we writers would be able to stop whatever we are doing and start plotting the idea that has … More When Ideas Strike at Inconvenient Times.
Finding the right name for your characters is one of the most important things you will do when writing a story. Characters are people, too, and they need a name that suits them. People judge people by their names and they will judge your character by their name as well. When naming a character there … More Writing Tip Wednesday: Naming Your Characters.
I have made a decision to change Spotlight Saturday to Spotlight Sunday. Changing to Sunday gives me just that bit more time to read since I’m trying to read 2 books a week. I found I was rushing through some books just to get a review up, and that takes the pleasure out of reading. … More Spotlight Sunday: Review ‘Three Summers’ by Judith Clarke. AWW2013.
Originally posted on The Escapades:
Here’s a fun fact: if you submit to Escape now, you can be a published (or multi-published) author by Christmas. We’re working to an aggressive publishing program, and we want stories! I’m going to list some subgenres/themes that I’m very interested in, but please note: we publish all subgenres all…
‘The majority of published writers I have known write first drafts that are riddled with craft errors and embarrassingly bad writing compared to the version that finally sees print. They know that writing is truly rewriting.’ – Sol Stein. ‘A successful book is not made up of what is in it, but what is left … More Writing Tip Wednesday: Editing.
Rochelle L. Sharpe 