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Coastal Romance: The New Wave of Rural Romance
When Harlequin used the term Coastal Romance (or CoRo) at the Romance Writers of Australia Conference in August (see my notes here), it was a lightbulb moment for me. Rural Romance is huge in Australia. It’s triggered discussions on the Australian Romance Readers Association loop and we all have our favourites. I recommend Kelly Hunter’s…
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It’s Love, Dude – Release Day!
From our favourite short story writer comes a debut full-length novel about sand, sun, small towns, and surfing… Zane Carlton is a World Champion surfer. Molly Georgiou is a shy, small-town girl. They have nothing in common except an instantaneous attraction and an impossible quest for a rare, endangered Australian marsupial. But Zane is…
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Conference Notes – Part 2
Day 2 of the Romance Writers of Australia conference was just as busy. Survivor: Submission Island was brilliant — but I’ll get to that. First up, the MC for the conference was Jennie Jones and I have to acknowledge the clarity of her guidance and the whole conference team’s successful time management. For such a…
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RWAus13 Conference Overview
The Romance Writers of Australia Conference this weekend was amazing and I have NOTES to share with you. I learned so much. Yes, I know I said I would try not to take notes but just to Zen the conference. I blame the presenters. They were so smart they compelled me to record their words!…
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New logo
I’m a member of the Dark Side DownUnder blog (spec fiction authors who are all members of the Romance Writers of Australia) and thanks to the creative genius behind HelzKat Designs, we have a new logo. Ta da! Any designer who can create something this cool from a group-input brief is amazing. We’re a chaotic…