I've been out and about talking about writing, teaching writing, writing about writing... what I haven't been doing is blogging about writing here, on my actual blog. So, to make up for it, here's a list of blog posts, full of writing tips and advice, you may have...
CBCA Book Week might officially last just one week, but the reality is that author life gets very busy for many weeks around the official dates (19-25 August this year). So today might be Official Day One, but for me Book Week kicked off last Monday with a series of...
One of the best – and most difficult – things to develop as a writer is your own 'voice'. That X factor that makes your writing inherently, well, yours. I'll be visiting schools up and down the coast over the next few weeks, giving talks and presentations, including...
My new book, The First Summer of Callie McGee, is out now in bookshops everywhere – and I'm at home in that strange netherworld that is post-launch day. Pre-publication day, the anticipation builds and builds, like those epic summer thunderstorms that press the very...
Building a writing habit is the key to getting a novel written. Showing up is half the battle. But making the time to write is not always easy – and sometimes a little bit of help goes a long way. With that in mind, I've created #Spark6000, a new Creative Challenge...
One of the many lovely things about Write With Allison Tait is the mix of writers who have joined my online writing group. We have children's authors, YA authors, authors writing for adults, not yet published, traditionally published, indie published, novelists and...
It is a truth universally acknowledged that writing a book is one thing – promoting that book is quite another.. But thinking outside the box about book publicity can give an author more avenues to promote their book, and is also very satisfying. All too often new...
In case you missed it, the End Of Financial Year (EOFY) is upon us, which means it's time to think not just about getting tax records and deductions in order. Many of us will choose to make a tax-deductible donation to a charity at this time of year as a way to...
My new middle-grade novel, THE FIRST SUMMER OF CALLIE McGEE, is officially six weeks away today, so I thought it was a good time for an official introduction. I'm sitting here today, working on a plan to get the word out about this new book and, of course, the very...
