Category: Writing
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How to Find Time to Write
So you really want to write a book, but you just don’t have time. It’s something I hear ALL THE TIME from people when they find out I’m a novelist. ‘I wish I could do what you’re doing, but I just can’t find the time to write.’
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The Writer’s Book of Doubt by Aidan Doyle: Interview
Doubt. We all have it. It’s tough dealing with rejections as a writer.
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How to Set Up an Email Newsletter for Authors
Hands up if you’ve heard that you need an email newsletter as an author? Is your hand still up? While you might have heard you need an email newsletter, you might not have the first idea about how to set one up, or even why people would want to hear from you in the first…
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Winning Three Scarlet Stiletto Prizes!
What a weekend! If you haven’t seen me posting all over the internet already, I won three prizes at the Scarlet Stiletto Awards on Saturday night including: The Sun Bookshop Third Prize The Kerry Greenwood Malice Domestic Award The Athenaeum Library Body in the Library Runner-Up Prize
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How to Get a Literary Agent
In July, I achieved one of my writing life goals by signing with Paul Stevens at Donald Maass Literary Agency. Since then I’ve had a lot of questions from friends and aspiring writers about how to get a literary agent. When you don’t have an agent, getting one seems like the holy grail of writing,…
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‘Lady Loveday Investigates’ is shortlisted for the Scarlet Stiletto Awards
I’m over the moon to announce that my short story, ‘Lady Loveday Investigates’ has been shortlisted for the Scarlet Stiletto Awards. The Scarlet Stiletto Awards are run by Sisters in Crime for Australian female crime authors, and there’s almost $10K in prizes up for grabs.