This book has everything I didn’t know I needed. “You can’t tell a single thing about a person’s true character if you both want the same thing. That’s like a dog and a cat getting along because they both want to kill the mouse.” Author: Taylor Jenkins Reid Genre: Women’s Fiction / Historical Fiction …
Today, I’m interviewing a prolific author and mother of two, Soraya Lane. She writes full-time and has an impressive library of books to her name! I am keen to find out her secrets to juggling the writing life and parenting. The Interview KJ: What is an early book / author that inspired you to write? …
Writing in New Zealand is a tough business. I’ve recently started reading a lot more New Zealand fiction and as a country, we are producing some great work. I’ve discovered some talented authors in the Twitter writing community. These hard-working creatives should get more exposure. The idea for this segment grew from a desire to …
Anyone who knows me knows that I am slightly obsessed by all things Outlander (or Cross Stitch as the books were called here). In fact, the detail and mood of the writing inspired me to write in the first place. I have read a lot of novels trying to find the high of Diana Gabaldon’s …
I’ll have a room of one’s own with a window, please. Settings are my favourite thing to write – I love trying to capture the feeling of a scene. I can’t drop a single word in a room without windows. But a view of trees or the roiling ocean seem to summon the muse and …
Look at this fab pile of books! On a weekend of relentless rain and snotty noses here in New Zealand, I’m simultaneously reading two of these and my husband is reading the other. I have been looking for reviews of great books to make you think and these ones kept coming up. My feet are …
Writing in New Zealand is a tough business. I’ve recently started reading a lot more New Zealand fiction and as a country, we are producing some great work. I’ve discovered some talented authors in the Twitter writing community. These hard-working creatives should get more exposure. The idea for this segment grew from a desire to …
Author: Mackenzi Lee Genre: YA Historical Rating: 3.5 / 5 A glowing review sparked my interest in this book so I was determined to find it. I’m not normally a huge reader of YA but I couldn’t resist the French history. I really enjoyed this wild romp in the 1700’s. I expected something dry l …
Review: The Gentleman’s Guide to Vice and Virtue Read More »
I’m not one for rulebooks. I’ll listen to advice, cherrypick the best and apply it, but I don’t think there are hard and fast ‘rules’ of writing. For every book that follows them, there is classic literature that breaks them and gets away with it. That said, every writer can do with a few tips. …