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How to define Utopia.

I’m writing about Utopia. The opposite of Dystopia. Where the operation of society has become perfect, everyone is healthy and happy and equal, and there are no more problems – no crime, no wars, no famine, pestilence or disease. Only I’m discovering that Utopia feels very much the same as dystopia. Not everyone loves it, […]

Writing in an Accent

In several of my books, I’ve had to write characters with accents. French, Texan, Regency English – they are all different to what I actually speak (Australian), so it takes a little more effort to get them right. So, what do I do when I need someone to be identified as speaking with an accent? […]

Add Music Here

I love music. I love to sing, so I particularly love music I can wail along to. I’ve previously explained this in an open letter to my son about singing in the car. You can read it here. While I’m writing, I tend not to put music on that much. Or if I do, I […]

My New Big Project.

I should like to introduce you all to Marra James, my newest protagonist. Marra is an introvert, a mechanic and an Aries, which means she is motivated and hard-working. She gets to work on time, even if it means she has to skip breakfast. But Marra can be a bit of a smart-ass as well […]

How I built my Readers List from 12 to 2000 in 3 months.

I’ve been doing a little bit of work the past few months building up my readers list using a few different tools (both paid and unpaid) that I thought I would share with you today. Right now, I have a readers list (mailing list, email list, whatever you’d like to call it) of just over […]

Get your Goals to Gain Momentum

This week I’ve been looking at my writing targets and trying out a new experiment – daily incremental goal setting. I have some heavy targets coming up to the end of August, and I’m fairly certain I won’t hit them. HOWEVER, I’m going to get a whole lot closer than I expected to, due to a little […]

Sometimes Writing is not Writing.

This morning I did the dishes. I do the dishes on a semi-regular basis. There was nothing earth-shattering about that. It was the reason behind doing the dishes that was interesting. You see, while I did the dishes, I was writing. Don’t be an idiot, Bree. You weren’t writing. You were doing the dishes. Let […]

The Ups and Downs of being “In The Zone”

Today I spent two hours writing, achieved almost twice the number of words I planned to, and the time went by so quickly, I was nearly late for an appointment.  I got “In The Zone”. The psychiatrists call this ‘flow’ – I like “In The Zone” better, it sounds much more exciting and science-fiction-y. But […]