For me, August is very much a month of talking about writing. Term three ramps up as CBCA Book Week approaches and I have a full dance card of author visits and a festival appearance to finish off. Of course, what with a podcast and an online writing group, I never...
Here's some news I've been sitting on for what feels like forever! The Maven & Reeve Mysteries are out now in the USA through Kane Miller Books. In equally exciting news, both books have Kirkus reviews! The Fire Star (book #1) is described as: "Smart, lively...
"I'm waiting for creativity to strike." "I'm waiting for the Muse." "I'm not feeling inspired." Creativity is often thought of as something that 'happens' to us – not something that we make happen. But, in this list of top 10 tips for writers, bestselling author...
You might remember I recently interviewed Andrew Daddo about Creativity and Change for Words and Nerds podcast. Perhaps I'm subconsciously creating an ad hoc series, as I was lucky enough to takeover another episode to chat to the very funny Kerri Sackville about...
I'm thrilled to announce that I've established a new online writing group called Write With Allison Tait. For over a decade now, I've been sharing my journey as a writer, my tips and tricks, my highs and lows, my inspiration and, especially, information for over a...
Graeme Simsion is not only the author of The Novel Project, a new writing craft book, and a bunch of international bestselling books, he's also a very generous soul. When Valerie Khoo and I began our So You Want To Be A Writer podcast all those years ago, Graeme was...
Is there anything better than a new writing book to inspire, motivate, inform and entertain? I've written before about my favourite books about writing – heck, I've even written a book about being a writer myself – but I'm always happy to discover a new one, and...
So you want to be a children's author? Before I became a children's author, I think, like most people, I thought it was just a matter of writing a children's book. Write a great book and, voila!, you're a children's author. And it's true. But also not true. You...
There's been a lot of discussion in the media, online and, well, everywhere of late about gender, specifically gender identity. As with most discussions about most subjects, I'm a big believer that understanding is the key and that books can go a long way to fostering...
