Hi everyone, welcome to this fortnight’s writerly update. I’ve had some busy writing days and some days that have been too busy to get much writing done, mainly the last three days, but I’m mostly happy with the progress I’ve made. On the novel front, it’s been a bit slow going on typing up the … More A writerly Update 6.
Welcome to this week’s Fiction Friday, today I am reviewing the YA dystopian ‘Breathe’ By Sarah Crossan. Synopsis from Goodreads: When oxygen levels plunge in a treeless world, a state lottery decides which lucky few will live inside the Pod. Everyone else will slowly suffocate. Years after the Switch, life inside the Pod has moved … More Fiction Friday: Review ‘Breathe’ by Sarah Crossan.
Hi everyone, how are you all? I haven’t gotten as much writing done as I would have liked this fortnight. My kids are out of preschool/school on holidays for two weeks so I haven’t had as much time to write as I like. What I find amazing is that if I am doing housework the … More A Writerly Update 5.
Hi everyone, how are you all? Lots of things have been happening in the past fortnight writing wise that I would love to share with you. The lovely Julie Israel and I swapped query letter synopsis’. She did a wonderful critique which really helped me a lot. She has a great blog and if you … More A Writerly Update 4.
Welcome to this week’s Spotlight Sunday, where I shine the light on an Australian book I think deserves to be read. Today I am shining the spotlight on Jessica Shrivington’s YA novel, ‘Between the Lives.’ It is the eleventh book I have read for the Australian Women Writers Challenge. Synopsis from Goodreads: Above all else, … More Spotlight Sunday: Review ‘Between the Lives’ by Jessica Shirvington. AWW13
Hi everyone, how are you all? My writing has kept me busy over the past fortnight, and for anyone interested, here’s what I’ve been up to: I am almost half way through the final draft of the first book in my YA epic fantasy trilogy. I thought I had already done the final draft and … More A Writerly Update 3.
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.
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.
Digital publishers seem to be popping up everywhere these days, and the big publishers seem to be jumping on board, too, with new imprints being announced all the time. Which is good for the writer, I guess, as it gives us more places to submit to, especially since they don’t require you to have an … More Rise of the digital publisher: more places for writers to submit.
Welcome to this week’s Fiction Friday. This week I am going to be reviewing the YA contemporary, ‘The Statistical Probability of Love at Fist Sight.’ by Jennifer E. Smith. The Synopsis from Goodreads: Who would have guessed that four minutes could change everything? Today should be one of the worst days of seventeen-year-old Hadley Sullivan’s … More Fiction Friday: Review ‘The statistical Probability of Love at Fist Sight.’
Rochelle L. Sharpe 