A recent conversation with some dear writing friends reminded me of this article I wrote back in 2018 Did you know that adjectives have to go in a specific order in the English language or they just sound plain weird? In 2016 a paragraph from a book “The Elements of Eloquence” by Mark Forsyth went…
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The psychology of a best seller
Jennifer Lynn Barnes, PhD, psychologist and author of The Inheritance Games was interviewed on a podcast (which you can read or listen to here) on how to use psychology to write a best seller. I found it a fascinating read – and even more so when I learnt that Jennifer had a number off books…
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…