Is it your dream to write for kids? Are you imagining a picture book, novel or chapter book with your name on it? Are you finding it difficult to 'break in'? Then let me ask you one more question: have you considered writing nonfiction for kids? One of the things that...
Being presented with the teachers' notes for your novel is one of the great joys of being a children's author. Teachers' notes are a curriculum-linked resource for a novel, offering teachers background information, insight into everything from themes to setting, with...
Kristyn M. Levis and I have been connected via blogging and social media for a very long time. Kristyn is based in Australia, where she is the co-owner of a digital marketing agency, but her books are bestsellers in the Philippines. So I invited her to write about how...
Regular readers of this blog will know that I run an irregular series called Industry Insider, in which professionals offer their insights into some of the big questions about writing, editing, reading and publishing. This week, Matt Davies, Australian author of debut...
Two of the best things about Twitter are the people you get to know on the platform and the things you get to learn on the platform. Those two things came together for me perfectly recently when the fabulous Australian YA author Ellie Marney put together a Twitter...
One of the most interesting aspects of any author workshop is the Q&A section at the end. You might remember this post, wherein I advised authors to be prepared for 'anything' when it comes to this particular aspect of a talk. But I confess I was caught short...
This week, I've passed over the Industry Insider reins to Kirsty Manning, debut Australian author of The Midsummer Garden. With a background in journalism and book publishing, and a passion for food and wine (she is co-author of We Love Food with Peta Heine as well as...
Robin Elizabeth popped up in my Twitter feed several years ago and adds a bright spot of conversation to it nearly every day. So when I was looking for someone to talk to about self-publishing, I thought of her immediately. Her memoir, Confessions of a Mad Mooer,...
How do you know when your writing is good enough? This is a question that's come up a few times of late, via social media, via email, via my Skype coaching sessions. And it's a big question, particularly when you're a new writer, wrestling with self-doubt and a...
