Nobody Knew has just been published today by Beate Sigriddaughter on her blogspot Writing in a Woman's Voice. Check it out and leave a comment!
Keep a diary and one day it’ll keep you
—Mae West28
Aug 202128 | August 2021
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Aug 202106 | August 2021
Dr Kamand Kojouri has graciously granted me permission to quote from her poetry for my novel's epigraph. I've really been blessed with the support of fellow writers. You can also follow Kamand's beautiful work on Instagram.
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Aug 202106 | August 2021
I'm thrilled to anounce my short story Nobody Knew has been accepted for publication by Writing in a Woman's Voice and will appear on 28 August 2021.
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Aug 202101 | August 2021
With publication less than three months away, I have started designing some promotional posts for social media. You can follow the updates on Facebook or Instagram.
I'm also immensely grateful to the writer Jan Cornall for her generous and well-crafted endorsement of Something Else. In so few words she manages to point out the specifics and the universality of my story. Beautiful work, Jan!
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May 202128 | May 2021
I have survived my first round of edits and have returned them to my editor last night. I'm feeling very lucky: it's been a VERY light edit, as these things go. Like other editors, Elizabeth Coldwell's work has focussed on a few main things that have taught me something about my own writing. She has highlighted a few redundant words that I (apparently!) have a propensity towards. And like any good editor, she has picked up remaining spellos and some inconsistencies. It...
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Mar 202125 | March 2021
The GO button has been pushed! All systems go for kicking off the editing and production process, which is likely to commence in May of this year. Hurrah!
The estimated date for release is also a lot earlier than I expected:11 October 2021.
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Mar 202124 | March 2021
Having received my contract of offer for Something Else, I renewed my membership with The Australian Society of Authors and asked if they would assist me with a legal review. They have done a thorough review and raised some interesting points which I will see if can get addressed. A great resource for Australian writers - also very helpful for pointing out any potential differences between Australian and US publishing matters.
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