00:00:02.000 –> 00:00:19.000 AJ Blythe: Welcome to the Down Under Mystery Club. I’m AJ Blythe and joining me is fellow mystery author Ava Ness. Every week we dive into curious cases, cracking Goodreads and all things mystery. Grab a cuppa, settle in and let’s get sleuthing. 00:00:19.000 –> 00:00:28.000 AJ Blythe: Welcome to episode one…
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Tomorrow is launch day
Tomorrow the first of my podcast series, The DownUnder Mystery Club, launches. You can find the trailer (and tomorrow the first episode) by going to the podcast tab on the menu at the top of this page. The podcast traces echoes of real Aussie mysteries into fiction. Hopefully you’ll learn about some intriguing Aussie mysteries…
In-flight; the long way home
When this posts, I will be somewhere between Darwin and Canberra, on my way home from the annual RWA conference. I don’t think people realise how big Australia is (including some Aussies). To get home I need to take two flights. The first leg is Darwin to Sydney, the second a short jump to Canberra,…
Conference week
This Thursday I will be travelling to Darwin, Northern Territory for the Romance Writers of Australia annual conference. For a writer, going to conference means immersing yourself in the writing world for a few days – something we don’t get to do often as writing is a rather solitary endeavour. It is wonderful to be…
What makes a character feel real?
Have you ever read a book where you were rooting for the main character? Maybe you cried and laughed along with them? In other words, have you read a book where the characters felt real? Becoming invested in the characters is always something that guarantees I will love the book. In fact, I have a…