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As an avid reader, I’ve kept a book journal since I was a kid. Whether it was scribbled notes in an exercise book about something I’d read, to my more formal adult journals, I take a lot of pleasure in keeping track of the books I read. While it’s great to have a Goodreads account, there’s something special about a tangible record that you can hold in your hands and look back on all the books you’ve read.
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Hands up if you’ve heard that you need an email newsletter as an author?
Is your hand still up? While you might have heard you need an email newsletter, you might not have the first idea about how to set one up, or even why people would want to hear from you in the first place.
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It’s become a habit that every year I sit down and review the best books I read in the previous year. And with 2019 now in full swing, I thought I’d share my year of good reading with you all.
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What a weekend! If you haven’t seen me posting all over the internet already, I won three prizes at the Scarlet Stiletto Awards on Saturday night including:
In July, I achieved one of my writing life goals by signing with Paul Stevens at Donald Maass Literary Agency. Since then I’ve had a lot of questions from friends and aspiring writers about how to get a literary agent. When you don’t have an agent, getting one seems like the holy grail of writing, something unobtainable and mysterious. [Read more…] about How to Get a Literary Agent
I’m over the moon to announce that my short story, ‘Lady Loveday Investigates’ has been shortlisted for the Scarlet Stiletto Awards. The Scarlet Stiletto Awards are run by Sisters in Crime for Australian female crime authors, and there’s almost $10K in prizes up for grabs. [Read more…] about ‘Lady Loveday Investigates’ is shortlisted for the Scarlet Stiletto Awards