An Aussie Christian who enjoys reading, getting out in nature and likes to write.
Welcome to this week’s Writing Tip Wednesday, today I want to focus on characters. When I look at why I love the books I do it always comes back to one thing: the characters. Characters are so important, they are what make your story. You need to get your reader invested in your characters so … More Writing Tip Wednesday: Getting to Know Your Characters.
I have just added a new page to this blog, Open Submissions, this is where I’ll be posting places you can submit your stories to that I have heard about. They will mainly be for short story comps, anthologies and magazines. So far I have posted about 2 opportunities that are available: 1) The Carmel … More I just added a new page: Open Submissions
Welcome to this week’s Writing Tip Wednesday. Today I want to focus on proper manuscript formatting. Most publishers and agents and magazines will detail how they want you to format your manuscript in their guidelines, which you should find on their websites. I cannot stress enough how important it is to follow these guidelines – … More Writing Tip Wednesday: Manuscript Formatting.
I have just sighed up for the Australian women writers challenge for this year. I truly believe in supporting Australian writers, especially if they are women. And I already planned on reading a lot of Australian women writers this year. With the challenge, you declare how many books you intend to read – 4,6, or … More Australian Women Writers Challenge 2013.
Welcome to this week’s Writing Tip Wednesday. Today I want to look at the editing part of writing a novel. I recently followed the blog ‘Writing Novels in Australia’ and I’ve found the posts so far to be really informative. Last week I read a great post I’d thought I’d share with you. It is … More Writing Tip Wednesday: To delete or not to delete?
The wonderful Julie Israel nominated me a few weeks ago for the Liebster Award, I have been very busy and unable to respond until now, though my response is late I am honored none the less. Here are the rules: 1. List 11 facts about yourself. 2. Answer the 11 questions asked by the person … More My First Award.
Welcome to this week’s Writing Tip Wednesday. Today I wanted to focus on the writing process after reading a great post from author Joanne Wadsworth about it. You can read the informative post over at : http://joannewadsworth.com/2013/02/25/the-writing-process-tep-by-step/ The thing about ‘The Writing Process’ is that Everyone’s process is different, just like everyone’s natural voice is … More Writing Tip Wednesday: The Writing Process.
In my dreams I’m always standing on the edge, the world below blocked by a thick white mist. Something tugs at my heart and a chorus echoes in my ear, though the words are indistinguishable. Sometimes I have wings and I can go up, though never down. When I soar, the mist parts, but I’m … More Flash Fiction: World Above.
Every Saturday I shine the spotlight on a book by an Australian author I think is worth the read. Today I shine the spotlight on ‘A Confusion Of Princes’ by Garth Nix. Synopsis from Goodreads: A grand adventure that spans galaxies and lifetimes, A Confusion of Princes is a page-turning thriller, a tender romance, and … More Spotlight Saturday: A Confusion of Princes by Garth Nix.
Rochelle L. Sharpe 