Song Bird Superhero Book Launch and Pantomime

Song Bird Superhero

KAPOW! I’m launching Song Bird Superhero …

Song Bird Superhero is an empowering children’s book to embrace your inner superhero. Written by author Karen Tyrrell, published by Digital Future Press.

Song Bird Superhero BLURB

Rosella Bird’s nightly dreams are filled with flying. Too bad her waking hours are a living nightmare:

Her Flying inventions […]

10 Ways to Unblock Writers Block

10 Ways to Unblock Writers Block

Ever experience the frustration of “writers block” stopping you from completing THAT novel or story?

Me too! Once I, Karen Tyrrell, was plagued by “writers block”, losing all my self-confidence in my ability to write … paralysing my writing output.

Is writers block a reality? Or a […]

Raising Resilient Children PUBLISHED

WHO wants to raise happy, resilient children who bounce back? … I DO!!

MAGAZINE South City Bulletin published my article Raising Resilient Children by teacher Karen Tyrrell in their February edition.

As award winning resilience author of children’s books Bailey Beats the Blah and STOP the Bully, I teach children and families how to Live […]

MEDIA Expert interview on Living Strong

Media expert interview on living strong

MEET Helen Goltz editor extraordinaire for bMag newspaper, journalist, radio and TV programmer, publisher and author of crime, paranormal and historical fiction: Mastermind and Graveyard of the Atlantic.

Helen, a mentor of mine, interviewed me on passion, power and living strong plus my writing goals for 2015.

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Logan Arts Festival April 20-21

WOOHOO! I’m launching ME & HIM: A Guide to Recovery at Logan Arts Festival at Kingston Butter Factory on 2oth April

ME & HIM: A Guide to Recovery shares HOW I recovered from parent-teacher harassment, enforcement into a psychiatric ward by police, Bipolar Disorder and Post traumatic stress disorder.

I reveal my husband’s role as […]

Why I Resigned as Coordinator Logan City Writers Collective

It is with great personal regret that I advise that I am stepping down from the role of coordinator of Logan City Writers Collective, a group I’ve nurtured from its first inception. Thanks for your friendship and support over the last three years.

I am proud and happy to have made some small contribution […]

NEWSFLASH ME & HER: A Memoir of Madness

Journalist at Logan West Leader, Lara Lauth quizzed me on my recovery memoir, ME & HER: A Memoir Of Madness for my upcoming author talk at Logan West Library this Friday.

Lara requested I divulge the story behind my parent-teacher harassment at a Logan school, leading to my mental breakdown and incarceration in a […]

ME & HER. Houston: We have a Book Cover!

Drum roll please! I ‘m launching ME & HER’s brand new book cover today. ME & HER: a Memoir of Madness narrates my gutsy story about how parents harassed a teacher to breaking point and beyond. And how she reclaimed her life!

I’m so excited about my cover, I could burst … Just take a […]

My Story Published on Queensland Health Website

Queensland Health invited me to be part of a cutting edge mental health media campaign! Last October, during Mental Health week, Queensland Health launched the Change Our Minds initiative addressing stigma and discrimination. Immediately, I thought of the attention grabbing Emily TV ad. ‘I can treat my mental illness … How you treat me because […]

How to PER-FECT your Short Story…Now Published

VISUALIZE: You’ve just written the first draft of your short story. You’re grinning, ecstatic of your accomplishment. You can’t wait to send it away to a writing competition. STOP! You have much to consider first.

Wendy Johnson, editor of South City Bulletin, Logan’s premium print magazine requested I recommend Tips to the Story writer for […]