What to Expect When You’re Expecting a Book #2: Book Launches
Fabulous launch parties for which publishers foot the bill seem to be less and less common nowadays. When faced with covering the cost themselves,…
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How Much Do Writers Earn?
It’s no secret that Australian writers today struggle to make ends meet. According to a study published last year by Macquarie University, most…
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Whiskey & Charlie: Journey to a Book – US ‘Micro-Tour’
Alright, I admit, it was mostly a holiday, but I I did do two bookshop events and I met my publisher so I can…
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Whiskey & Charlie: Journey to a Book (Part 4) – US Launch
Today is US publication day for my novel Whiskey & Charlie (published in Australia as Whisky Charlie Foxtrot). The process of writing, editing…
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Most Underrated Book Awards
As I’m sure you know by now, my novel Whisky Charlie Foxtrot (published in the US as Whiskey & Charlie) was short-listed for the…
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Whiskey & Charlie: Radio Interview
I chatted with Gillian O’Shaughnessy on ABC 720 Afternoons about Whisky Charlie Foxtrot (published in the US as Whiskey & Charlie)
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2012: A Year in Writing
After a long fallow period following the publication of my first novel, A New Map of the Universe, 2012 has been an exciting…
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Story Arcs and the Art of Writing a Page-Turner
Lately, I’ve become interested in the concept of ‘story arcs’. An arc is essentially, the journey from the opening of a story to…
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Whiskey & Charlie: Journey to a Book (Launch)
Time-lapse video of theNovember 2012 Australian launch of my novel Whisky Charlie Foxtrot (published in the US as Whiskey & Charlie) at one of…
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Whiskey & Charlie: Journey to a Book (Part 3)
The story so far… I wrote a book. Some smart people told me how to make it better, and I did. Four years…
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