"I worked hard on my MS for years making sure it was as strong as I could possibly make it before I wasted any agent’s time asking them to read it."- Tess Woods
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Joanna Nell: How I Got An Agent
"I did have a clear idea of what the book was about and how it fitted into the market. In the case of The Single Ladies of Jacaranda Retirement Village, it meant identifying a social trend in positive ageing and a gap in the market for novels featuring older women."- Joanna Nell
Finding the Balance: Writing, Working, Parenting + Life
How to make time to write when life gets in the way: Improvise, Prioritise, Sacrifice, Persistence and Time Out
Sasha Wasley: How I Got An Agent
What to know how to sign a literary agent and get a publishing deal in Australia? Sasha Wasley tells us how.
How writers can keep warm this winter
If staying motivated to write wasn’t hard enough, now us writers have to battle numb hands that are reluctant to type. Here are my seven tips for writers to stay warm this winter.
Ben Hobson: How I Got An Agent
"I found that, after so many years of butting my head up against publishing shut-doors, that I’d started to change my voice to suit some ephemeral, unknowable audience. I was trying to write how I thought people wanted me to, in contrast to my actual voice."- Ben Hobson
5 Books to Help You Self-Edit Your Novel
I've tracked down some amazing writing books to help you edit your novel.
Vanessa Carnevale: How I Got An Agent
This new blog series is really just an excuse to get some insider information from authors who have successfully pitched to an agent and had their book published! This month i'm joined by Australian Author Vanessa Carnevale.
Book Review: Before I Let You Go by Kelly Rimmer
Before I Let You Go by Kelly Rimmer Hachette, 2018 (Review copy provided by publisher) Synopsis: The 2:00 a.m. call is the first time Lexie Vidler has heard her sister’s voice in years. Annie is a drug addict, a thief, a liar—and in trouble, again. Lexie has always bailed Annie out, given her money, a place… Continue reading Book Review: Before I Let You Go by Kelly Rimmer
The Seed of An Idea…And How it Becomes a Story
On the makings of a story: "The little seed has been sowed... and over the course of the year it will sprout and grow. It may need a little pruning, but it will take shape and it will be mine."
