The 46th London Book Fair starts today. 25,000 publishing professionals from 124 countries are meeting in London to talk about books and my manuscript is going to be there. Publishers from dozens of countries (okay, so maybe not all 124 of them) are going to be talking about my novel, Maternal Instinct. I may be just a tiny bit excited. […]
Writing
7 things I’ve learned about signing with a literary agent
Two months ago I finished re-drafting Maternal Instinct – the working title of my first novel – and started to research publishers and agents in Australia. Last week I signed an agreement with FinePrint Literary Management – a literary agent in New York – to represent my novel to publishers worldwide. It’s not been a particularly conventional journey. Here’s how […]
Interview with Susan McCreery, author of Loopholes
Susan McCreery is a poet and writer of micro fiction from Thirroul, NSW. Her new book, Loopholes, is like a wonderful degustation menu of fiction. Each snippet only takes a minute to read but leaves you hungry for the next course. I’m thrilled to welcome Susan to the blog today, in conversation with Nicole Schalchlin. Make sure you to […]
Interview with Virginia Franken, author of Life After Coffee
I’m thrilled to have Virginia Franken with me today to answer a few of my burning questions about her hilarious debut novel, Life After Coffee. Life After Coffee follows the parenting fails of Amy O’Hara who has been thrown in the deep end of parenting after she loses her high-powered coffee-buying job. When Amy’s husband (until […]
9 Reasons Why Attending a Conference is Exactly Like Reliving Your Childhood
The great thing about hundreds of bloggers getting together for a conference is they all write about it afterwards. On the internet. So after you’ve read this post, scroll down and click through to read other posts about Problogger 2016. Did you go to Problogger? Link up your post below! I look forward to reading […]
The thoroughly depressing job of editing your very first first draft
No, that’s not a typo in the heading. I’ve finished my first draft of my first novel, so technically it’s my first first draft. I’d overcommitted myself (again) earlier this year and spent some time re-prioritising projects and responsibilities. In the wash-up, my novel got shelved – it came under the category of ‘it would […]