My Pro-Active Journey to REAL Self Publishing … Part 1

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SQUEE! I’m celebrating my Birthday with Bubbles and promises of what 2012 will bring!

Yesterday I presented myself with the most PERFECT birthday gift imaginable. I registered my unique Book Publishing […]

Why I Write Kid’s Sci-Fi …The TRUTH is OUT There

My Secrets out! … Blasted across the cosmos! I’m revealing all. WHY I create Kids Sci-fi and HOW I started writing JOSH AND THE IT! Amanda Greenslade, webmaster of Specusphere Sci-fi webzine requested I Guest Blog a punchy article that connects with the Australian fantasy, sci-fi and horror industries. Specusphere publish […]

How to Write a Successful Story using my #10 TOP WRITING Secrets

Do you want a story that connects with the reader? Leaving them begging for more? A story that is publishable and in big demand? … Then follow my #10 Secrets for a successful story.

How to write and present a Kids Writing Workshop

BLAST OFF! Yesterday Kingston State School launched me as a teacher-writer-presenter at TWO writing sessions for kids. JOSH AND THE IT made a special appearance, zooming in from outer space. His alter ego (Karen Tyrrell), introduced the two main characters from the kids sci-fi story. JOSH, the super hero and the IT, his alien nemesis, […]

Mental Health & Creative Writing: My Parallel Journey

This Saturday I’ll reveal my unique journey to publishing to a crowd of Brisbane writers … How did I combine my dual passions for mental health and creative writing?

In January, Mark Russell, vice president of the Fellowship of Australian Writers Queensland invited me to speak at the Brisbane FAW meeting on June 25th. He […]

Secrets of Writing Picture Books

How do you write a picture book? … Creating a picture book is easy, isn’t it? Only 500 words and the audience is under 8 years old. So they won’t care! … WRONG!

Picture books are the most competitive of all genres to write and get published! … Why?

Some publishers prefer prolific picture […]

SCI-FI– KARBOOM! Josh vs. Lord Terra ready for Lift Off!

*WOOHOO!* I’ve finished JOSH vs. LORD TERRA, Book 2 of the Super Space Kids series with a little help from my friends. Last October an International Publisher requested JOSH AND THE IT and it’s now under their consideration.

Last November I first created JOSH vs. LORD TERRA as part of the NaNoWriMo writing challenge, completing […]

One Roller Coaster Week

Last week I reached rock bottom with the Worst News and later climbed the dizzy heights with the BEST News. Such is the roller coaster life of a writer. Last Monday I received an incredulous email from a ‘new’ publisher who had earlier discussed publishing my memoir. She wanted me to pay her $8,800 for […]