Hi everyone, how are you? The past fortnight I have been resting my Urban Sci-fi Rift so I can go into draft 2 with fresh eyes. I won a critque of my first ten pages, which I didn’t think I would win, and was nervous about sharing them, especially chapter two, because I like my … More A Writerly Update 14.
Today I am reviewing The Disappearance Of Ember Crow, book two in The Tribe series by Ambelin Kwaymullina. I’m also happy to say I am part of the blog tour for this book so make sure you come back on December 14th and check out my interview with Ambelin. I am announcing some very exciting … More Review: The Disappearance Of Ember Crow by Ambelin Kwaymullina.
Hi, and welcome to this week’s Fiction Friday. Today I am reviewing the YA dystopian, ‘Until We End’ by Frankie Brown, one of the first ebooks to be released from Bloomsbury Spark. I would like to thank Bloomsbury for sending me an eARC in exchange for an honest review. Synopsis from Goodreads: It’s been nine … More Fiction Friday: ‘Review’ Until We End by Frankie Brown.
Hey Everyone, Rejection is a given in the writing business, I mean, every writer gets rejected, and the truth is, it sucks. So for today’s writing tip I thought I’d direct you over to The League of Extraordinary Writers. In a guest post, Jay Kristoff (author of Stormdancer and Kinslayer) shares his thoughts on rejection. … More Writing Tip Wednesday: Jay Kristoff on rejection.
It is with great pleasure that I can announce I have finally finished the first round of rewrites for my YA urban sci-fi Rift!!! It is so much better than when I wrote it the first time around, and it is a lot different now so I’m going to have to make some adjustments in … More A Writerly Update 13.
Calling all writers with a polished manuscript that’s ready to go. Brenda Drake is hosting Pitch Wars once again this year, and it’s on right now. You have the chance to get your manuscript read by an author, editor or intern who will help you polish it for agents who will read your submission in … More Have a polished manuscript? Pitch Wars is on now.
I dream of being published one day, and I dream about it being wonderful and glorious, of course I realise its going to be really hard work as well, I mean books don’t just write themselves and, you know, deadlines. I like to read about other writers experiences to prepare myself for the day all … More Dear Writers: What being published is really like.
It’s been a while since I’ve done a Spotlight Sunday, where I shine the spotlight on an Australian book I think deserves to be read, and not because I haven’t been reading any Australian books, but mainly because I haven’t finished reading them in time to spotlight them on Sunday. But this week I have … More Spotlight Sunday: Review ‘Finding Home’ by Lauren K. McKellar
I was reading some very good (and sometimes very funny) advice from writers over at The Guardian website and thought I’d share some of those useful writing tips I read. PD James says: ‘Read widely and with discrimination. Bad writing is contagious.’ She also suggests: ‘Don’t just plan to write – write. It is only … More Writing Tip Wednesday: Advice Quotes.
Rochelle L. Sharpe 