“So are you writing another one?” I think about my latest novel, the one I’ve been working on since Christmas. The one I was so inspired to write that I wrote a whole chapter in a morning. “Yes,” I reply as something knots inside me. Did I keep the guilt out of my voice? You... Continue Reading →
You’re doing what now? Writing a children’s book…
My son Michael asked for a bedtime story the other night. We had just come back from Nanna Shan's in Peterborough on the coast so I thought I'd set the story there. In the past we have seen all sorts of Australian wildlife at 'the block,' such as kangaroos, lizards and echidnas, so I started... Continue Reading →
Starting the Sales Slog (promotion, promotion, promotion)
Now that my novel Incite Insight is available to buy/order from all major retailers, I have started the long hard slog of trying to reach a sales target that I and my publisher have in our heads. To this end we have organised a book launch in Readings Bookshop (Hawthorn) for the first week of... Continue Reading →
At Long Last…
It is with much pleasure that I am able to announce that the E-book version of my novel Incite Insight is now available through Amazon - follow this link for details. Incite Insight Just a reminder that you don't need a kindle to read a kindle book - you can get a free app for... Continue Reading →
The Next Big Thing…
Now that Incite Insight is nearing publication, I am ready to move on to my next story. I have written plan for a novel (chapter outline and plot points) that is set in the same world as Incite Insight. It’s almost a sequel but focused on new characters. But that’s not what I’m going to... Continue Reading →
Working with an Editor
Working with an editor on Incite Insight is an interesting experience. I had my previous novel and short stories read by up to a dozen or so people before I shared them more widely. Despite this many errors (typos, layout/formatting) still remained in what I was sending out to publishers or promoting to my friends... Continue Reading →
Editing and an Update on My Next Novel.
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Editing and an Update on My Next Novel.
The first draft of my next novel - Incite Insight - was completed over a year ago. I have since completed many new drafts of it, in order to avoid the mistakes I made when self-publishing my first novel. Early reviews from fellow writers, "critical" friends and friends have been very positive and this book... Continue Reading →
New Book…
The journey of writing a novel is rarely as simple as sitting down for a month or two and letting the story flow out of you onto the page. My next novel began as a short story that I published nearly twenty years ago after it won a short story competition. It told of a... Continue Reading →
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