It’s one of those slow news days. After spending four days in Sydney last week talking to nearly 1000 kids, thanks to a combination of school visits and the wonderful Sydney Writers’ Festival Children’s Author Roadshow, all my inspiration seems to be walking around the block with Procrasti-Pup.

So I’ve decided that a ‘list post’ is in order.

Without further ado, I bring you… my top ten posts about writing (as voted by you) in reverse order to maintain suspense…

10. Be passionate but be practical

9. 5 surprising writing tips from top Aussie authors

8. The one superpower all published writers have

7. The Business of Writing: How to find corporate work

6. 3 common mistakes new freelance writers make

5. Social Media for Writers #7: How to choose the best social media platform

4. An inconvenient truth about mothers and writing

3. How to get the words written: 10 top tips for writers

2. Six reasons you should start writing your novel NOW

And… (drum roll please) …

1. What to blog about: 5 top tips for new and aspiring authors

 

BREAKING NEWS: I’m thrilled that ‘Prisoner Of The Black Hawk’, book #2 of The Mapmaker Chronicles series, has been named as one of the Top 10 Middle Fiction Books of 2015 by Readings. See the full list here.