The three winners for this giveaway are Katie Trethowan (Instagram), Trudy Francis (Twitter), Jessie Boan (Facebook). Thanks to everyone who entered! If you missed out, you can pre-order from your favourite Australian online bookseller here. GIVEAWAY CLOSED+++++++ The...
For someone who has been co-hosting a top-rating podcast for nearly four years now, I have been surprisingly slow at seeking out really good podcasts for myself. It took me ages to work out what worked for me in a podcast, so I tried an eclectic mix of information,...
I think it's probably fitting that the first post I've managed to write on my freshly redesigned site is all about the first official review for THE FIRE STAR (A Maven & Reeve Mystery), by Dani Solomon in Books + Publishing last week. The full review is here,...
With publications closing and book review sections of newspapers and magazines getting smaller and smaller, authors need to work very hard to find publicity opportunities for their books these days. Whether traditionally- or indie-published, authors must seek out new...
As the NSW school term begins, and we look down the barrel of potentially weeks and weeks of trying to keep kids engaged with and on top of their school work, I know that many parents are tearing their hair out. With two high school-aged boys, I'm lucky that the...
For some authors, writing a series is a lifelong-held dream. For others, like me, it's something they stumble into and then flail about wildly hoping it will work out. In an effort to help you avoid the flailing, I've invited Helen Scheuerer to visit. Helen is a YA...
In the latest addition to the Writing For Kids series, Claire Saxby looks at setting stories in the past. Claire's latest novel Haywire is set in 1939 in the NSW town of Hay. It's about 14-year-old Tom, whose family runs the local bakery, and Max Gruber, nearly 14,...
I get very excited every time I receive a new post for the Writing For Kids series because I learn something new from every post. They might be writing tips aimed at kids, but they're actually brilliant for writers of any age. After all, these are writing tips from...
Welcome to the third post in my 'tried and tested' series of great books for boys aged 13 and 14. You'll find 21 tried-and-tested books for 13/14-year-old boys here. And 15 more tried-and-tested books for 13/14-year-old boys (plus 13 expert choices) here. These two...
