This month, I have best-selling author Nicky Pellegrino on the blog. The words in her novels conjure up the sights, smells and tastes of Italy, inspired by her summer holidays there as a child. She now calls New Zealand home and loves to ride horses, cook and read, as well as writing. K: What is …
Writers should be paid for their work. After all, how many hours of work and little bits of our souls go into our stories, from pondering the backstories of the characters to the editing process? Here are some paying markets for flash fiction and short stories that I have found, through lots of searching. They …
If we were having a coffee, I’d tell you why I’ve been a bit quiet on the blog lately. It’s definitely not because I’ve been sitting here in my pyjama pants, eating chocolate, playing on social media. Quite the reverse, despite all outward appearances. I’ve been productive. I have been working as a freelance proofreader …
Welcome to my ninth interview with a New Zealand writer. April’s featured writer is p.d.r. lindsay, and yes, I meant to type small letters. Read on to find out why this is so important and how a group of independent authors can do great things. She writes historical fiction novels and has sold over a …
Things have been pretty quiet here on the blog this month. But fear not, A LOT is happening behind the scenes. More to come on that very soon. In the meantime, I chatted to Rory about why I started writing. Pop over and have a read or sign up for a writer interview yourself via …
What is not to love about this classic? Jane Austen’s novel is a biting social commentary from the very first line: “It is a truth universally acknowledged, that a single man in possession of a good fortune, must be in want of a wife.” The tale has been re-told in countless modern books like Pride …
“I was a pretty vocal kid, and was often ticked off for ‘telling long-winded fibs’”
How is your relationship? Relationships are all about communication and the reader-writer relationship is no different.
Breath-taking! A marvel! The men in uniform removed their spectacles and admired our village; the trunk, extending from the sky. The roots spread heavy, protective limbs over our crumbling stones and stabbed into the ground. After they had moved in, I got to know their names; Captain Richard, Josiah Butcher and the others. They crouched …
Around the 20th of each month, I pluck the best of the blogs I follow and give them a little shout-out. I am so happy about all the great writerly types I’ve met through blogging. There are endless ways to arrange the 26 letters, so writers should be supporting each other instead of competing. The …