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July 26, 2010
Four days of writers' festivals
Last week was a busy one…
Wednesday I flew up to Mackay as one of the authors taking part in the Whitsunday Voices Youth Literature Festival. The event, hosted at Whitsunday Anglican College, is in its seventh year and brings together primary and secondary school students from around the region. I was the official 'entertainment' for years 11-12 so I made sure I threw in a few stories about my weird and wonderful research.
The festival kicked off with the Wednesday night launch and a panel...
May 28, 2010
Is 40 the new 30?
It's hard to believe it's been so long since my last blog…again! How do the weeks fly by so quickly? Can you relate?
Anyway, mostly I keep my blog about all things writing, but since I last blogged I've clocked a pretty big milestone…I am now 40. And tonight I'm having a party to celebrate – or perhaps commiserate. So I've got sushi, hot finger food and a cake organised (very late though – I only ordered the cake yesterday!). And I somehow manage to pick out a little black dress in half an...
April 27, 2010
Justice for Elisabeth Membrey?
I haven't blogged for a while, but I felt compelled to send out something this week. As a crime writer I write whodunits…and not knowing whodunit in real-life cases is the worst imaginable outcome. As most of the Aussies would have heard, after fifteen years someone has finally been arrested and charged with the murder of Elisabeth Membrey.
The news of the arrest is important to me for many reasons. First off, one of the personality traits I share with my leading lady, Sophie, is a sense of...
March 27, 2010
Slowly but surely
Well, the final chapter of Coming Home has been extremely slow-going. This was mostly because I found it hard to block out dedicated time to finish the final chapter – I haven't been working weekends so I've literally only had a few hours here and there to spend on Coming Home. And I think I almost collapsed in a heap after making the first 11 deadlines (for the first 11 chapters)!
However, I've finally finished, finally written "THE END" in bold capital letters on the last page. Phew! Now...
March 5, 2010
Would you kill me?
Okay…so I'm nearly finished the online experiment that is Coming Home – and book 6 in the Sophie Anderson series.
This week is officially the last week of my interactive ebook – i.e. I'm working on the last chapter, although I've got a sneaking suspicion I may need an extra chapter or a epilogue. However, I haven't started working on the last chapter yet and I'm considering NOT posting it on Monday.
Three reasons:
It's a long weekend here in Melbourne and I really want the full weekend...February 4, 2010
I'm back…bring on 2010
Well, it's been a while since my last blog…instead of blogging I've been enjoying the Aussie summer. My husband, daughter and I were at the beach for January. Most days were simple: a walk, coffee, playground, relax a little at the house, then a trip to the beach with lots of swimming and sand-castle building (actually, I mostly watched my husband and three year old build the castles). Nights were generally DVDs – Dexter and Breaking Bad, plus several movies. Sound good? It was! The only...
January 10, 2010
Trials and tribulations
This week's blog is a little late – but the timing ties in nicely with the work I've been doing this week on Chapter 4 of Coming Home. I've just finished it!
As you probably know, Coming Home is book 6 in the Sophie series, and I'm writing it online as an interactive ebook.
I've made some changes to the format of Coming Home recently:
I now post each chapter online on Monday morning (Aussie time), along with the questions for the next chapter.At the end of the 12 weeks I'll edit the book in its...December 26, 2009
Merry Christmas
Short post this week:
Merry Christmas
Happy Holidays to you and your family,
Phillipa
December 18, 2009
Chapter 2…kinda
Well, I was planning to blog a little bit today about Chapter 2 of Coming Home – you know, how it was going, what I'd written so far, etc. One problem with that: I haven't started it yet! I feel like a naughty child confessing to something…well, naughty.
Rest assured, I will finish Chapter 2 this weekend – but it might be a busy weekend!
I've had a lot on though…I uploaded the new women's safety section on my website – important tips in there, so make sure you read it and keep safe! I also...
December 11, 2009
Lift off!
On Tuesday this week I started writing the new Sophie Anderson book, Coming Home. Check out my YouTube video to see how it looked after 24 hours: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SLG7C0Wzb7I
As the voting deadline got closer, a clear leader began to emerge for my first question: What sparks Sophie to investigate her brother's murder? And it seemed that option A had it: After 28 years with no abductions or murders similar to John's a young boy is abducted (or found dead) in very similar...
