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Still chipping away at the writer’s block
One of the most-read posts on this blog was when I wrote about the difficulty I was having putting words together. Not getting ideas, I have plenty of those, but lacking motivation when I sat down to write. At one … Continue reading
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Six things I wish I’d known about being published, when I was starting out
Hindsight is always 20/20. It’s easier to look back and see your writing career more clearly than when you’re starting out. This year marks the 30th anniversary of my first romance novel being published. I had books out before then … Continue reading
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Escapism – in romance novels, there’s no getting away from it
One of the criticisms often aimed at romance novels is that they’re escapist – as if that was a bad thing. Let’s face it, life has never exactly been a barrel of laughs. From the cave days when practically everything … Continue reading
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Hope: the takeaway from Romance Writers of Australia conference
Over the last few days, 350 writers headed home either to parts of Melbourne where the conference was held, to other states, other countries and some across the pond to New Zealand to do it all over again there. As … Continue reading
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