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June 4, 2010
Weekend Book Club: Valiant
I consistently hear Holly Black's name mentioned so bought Valiant last week when I saw it at a book shop.The 'fairy' mention on the cover hooked me.
After reading Melissa Marr's 'Wicked Lovely', I'm intrigued by fairy books, something I wouldn't normally pick up.
And Valiant has hooked me further.
17 year old Val runs away to NYC to escape a double-edged betrayal and ends up living with a gang of squatters in the city's subway.
What happens next is intriguing and gritty.
And who would've thought...
June 3, 2010
THE WRITE WHISPER: Methodology
Writing processes intrigue me. How writers write. Do they plot? Fly by the seat of their pants? Write to music? Write in silence? Have some magical trick to make words pour out? If a writer's most commonly asked question is 'where do you get your ideas from?', a close second would be 'how do you write your books?'Or more technically, 'how do you plot?' When I first started writing, I was a plotter. I played around with character charts, answering questions on my hero and heroine, filling in a...
June 2, 2010
Three Times a Bridesmaid...
If you're in Australia/NZ, THREE TIMES A BRIDESMAID... is on shelves now!Set in my fabulous home city Melbourne, you'll read about familiar sights like Chapel Street, the Melbourne Aquarium, Albert Park Lake and the CBD.
Fun!
June 1, 2010
Triple release month!
Rather surreal but this month I have 3 releases!In the UK, a re-release of A TRIP WITH THE TYCOON, my RT finalist for Best Harlequin Romance 09.
And in the USA, THREE TIMES A BRIDESMAID... hits shelves along with OVERTIME IN THE BOSS'S BED.
Fancy some flirty reading? Go grab them!
May 31, 2010
May 30, 2010
Bid on me!
Today's the last day to bid over at
Brenda Novak's online charity auction
.
There are some amazing things on offer so go check it out and do your bit for diabetes.
For writers targeting Harlequin Romance or Modern Heat, I'm offering a critique so go bid on me!
Bidding currently at $80 and last year I was snapped up for $400 so come on people, dig deep. I'm worth it :)
There are some amazing things on offer so go check it out and do your bit for diabetes.
For writers targeting Harlequin Romance or Modern Heat, I'm offering a critique so go bid on me!
Bidding currently at $80 and last year I was snapped up for $400 so come on people, dig deep. I'm worth it :)
May 28, 2010
Weekend Book Club: Shade
Scheduled for release this month, I'd already seen this book hyped on Twitter and was looking forward to reading it when lo and behold, the Book Fairy (AKA the fabulous Suzie Townsend) sent me a copy.I devoured it in 2 days.
Jeri Smith-Ready writes urban fantasy and this is her YA debut.
First in a worldwide generation of ghost-seers, Aura's relationship with the dead changes forever when her boyfriend dies and comes back to haunt her.
BLURB:
Love ties them together. Death can't tear them apart.
May 27, 2010
THE WRITE WHISPER: Resilience
Publishing is a fluid industry.Ever-changing, challenging, trends come and go. So as an author, how do you survive? Resilience. It's a quality schools are big on instilling in kids. About learning how to cope with hard knocks.About moving on when things don't go your way.About adapting.About learning to forge ahead when things are against you. Here's a publishing example: People congratulate me on selling 24 books in 6 years. While not easy, some assume that once you get a contract with...
May 26, 2010
Wanted: sleep
Promise to resume normal transmission soon when I get some sleep.
In the meantime, doubt I'll hear any complaints.
In the meantime, doubt I'll hear any complaints.
May 25, 2010
Zombie
After 2 sleepless nights in a row with sick toddler, I'm officially a zombie.
So no pearls of wisdom today.
Leaving you with semi wet T-shirt Hugh.
That should keep you suitably distracted till my brain kicks into gear again.
So no pearls of wisdom today.
Leaving you with semi wet T-shirt Hugh.
That should keep you suitably distracted till my brain kicks into gear again.
