Category: Reviews

  • Not Writing, Reading

    I was over at Here Be Magic the other day, talking about the importance of reading widely to keep the pot of inspiration bubbling. Recently I’ve been so busy writing and promoting my books (self-publishing my books is like being a small business owner: I am constantly doing something) that I’ve been re-reading old favourites…

  • Australian Women Writers 2014 Challenge

    I enjoy the Australian Women Writers Challenge, but last year I almost failed to meet my commitment. Life gets so busy. So this year I’m going to scale back a bit, with the hope that reading a couple less books will give me time to read a few more reviews from other challenge participants. So…

  • Take Your Best Shot by Jacqueline Kent – Review

    This is my final review for the Australian Women Writers Challenge 2013, and I didn’t think I’d choose to review a biography. In a way, Take Your Best Shot. The Prime Ministership of Julia Gillard is less a biography and more a recap of recent events in Australian Federal politics. As such, it’s clear and…

  • Romance & the Australian Women Writers Challenge

    I read a lot of romance novels. It’s what I write, so you could call it market research, but really it’s because I love their hopefulness, the emotional journey and the guaranteed happy ever after. However, because I read so much romance, I hoped to make my Australian Women Writers (AWW) Challenge about non-romance books.…

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