What a singing class taught me about writing
I recently finished a six-week singing performance workshop. Six weeks, two hours a week on a Wednesday evening. Why?
It’s NaNoWriMo time
It’s November which means it’s time for NaNoWriMo. After a couple of months not writing much new (I started a prologue but without the rest of the story set in [...]
A day in my writing life
I was featured in the Romance Writers of Australia “A Day in the Writing Life of…” section today. Read the post here.
What’s contemporary dance got to do with writing
On the surface: not a lot. To me contemporary dance is so abstract that, even with the show's notes, I struggle to make much meaning out of what's happening on stage. And in some — very bad — instances, I struggle to stay engaged in any way whatsoever. Even in a 45-minute show. But just because I find it hard to understand what the choreographer and the dancers are trying to "say", doesn't mean I don't get something out of it.
Creature Feature: Succubi and Incubi
For my next Creature Feature instalment, I had intended to do something on souleaters and the succubus and incubus popped into my head. However, I didn’t realise that I was [...]
The winning stroke
The Beckoning Blood wins Passionate Ink’s 7th annual Stroke of Midnight writing competition for paranormal/time travel. Yay! So happy.
The Nicest Rejection a Boy Could Get, Number 2
So I recently received another rejection letter for The Beckoning Blood, this time from an agent I’d queried. But I’m not moping. The email was positive, friendly and encouraging. The [...]
Creature Feature: Dracula
He's the daddy of all vampires, the lord of the undead we all hark back to. His name is Dracula. Or Dracul. Or Dra. Or D. (Sorry, went off on an Eddie Izzard tangent.) But despite his fame and his god-like place in Gothic literature, I doubt many people have taken the time to read the original story. It's kind of like the Bible. Plenty of us refer to it (and some of us even profess to live by it) but how many of us have actually read it? (And just for the record, I read the Bible. Fascinating stuff. Really.)
He’s Got The Look: picking character photos for the new book
I’m getting ready to edit my latest book after a couple of weeks off. Time is passing and it’s starting to niggle at me to crack on and get it [...]
Achievement: 50k in 30days completed
Great news! I’m finished with the 50k in 30 days challenge with plenty of time to spare. OK, I didn’t actually write 50,000 words during the month, however, I did [...]