Next week I’m off to Hobart (in Tasmania) for the national Romance Writers of Australia conference. It’s pretty cold down there (hopefully I’ll see snow topped mountains), but it’s usually not as cold as home in Canberra. At least I have all the warm weather gear I will need, especially as I am not staying…
Workshop
Query Tuner
You probably didn’t notice, but on the menu of my website a new tab appeared a week or so ago: Query Tuner. Query Tuner is my side hustle (an additional job a person takes in addition to their primary job in order to supplement their income). I had been operating on a word of mouth…
Conference: my workshop + more
At the RWA (Australia) conference this year I presented a workshop on Biometric Technology. I explained my biometrics background here: Extreme Writing Research, but that expert knowledge put me in the perfect position to educate other writers on biometrics. I am thrilled with how my workshop was received. I got plenty of positive feedback from…
Conference countdown…
This time in 2 weeks I’ll be in Melbourne, Victoria for the Romance Writers of Australia conference. This close and I’m starting to cycle through a whole range of emotions: excitement – at seeing my friends nerves – at how my workshop will be received happiness – at some down time from the family sadness…
Every word counts…
For a writer it isn’t just enough to have a good plot. You have to be able to craft the story so readers keep turning the page. The good thing about writing craft is that it can be learnt. And like anything, the more you practice, the better you get at telling your story. Need…