In 2018, the Authors’ Guild conducted the largest survey ever undertaken of professional writers in the US. 5,067 published book authors responded to questions regarding author income. Authors Guild, Romance Writers of America, Society of Children’s Book Writers, Sisters in Crime,…
Category: Writing
Breaking into the Industry from an Illustrator’s Perspective
Illustrator Adriana Avellis has partnered with Children’s Book Author Cate Sawyer to release Places to Poop, It’s Raining Shoes, The Umbilical Family, and Discombobulated. As a contemporary, new, vibrant illustrator I thought you’d be interested to hear more about her…
Finding Your Authorly Voice
One of my favourite authors is Kylie Kaden because she writes a damn good character driven novel – my favourite kind. Her characters resonate with me; I love the exquisite way their layers unravel during the juicy situations she places…
Publicity … The Necessary Evil
It’s the bane of nearly every author with whom I speak. We just want to write, but alas we must publicise, and most horridly of all – often in front of a crowd. This week I had the pleasure of…
Sydney as a Choice Setting in the Words of Patricia Leslie
Patricia Leslie is an Australian author with a passion for combining history, fantasy, and action into stories that nudge at the boundaries of reality. Her latest novel is Keeper of the Way, published by Odyssey Books and distributed by Novella…
Kylie Chan – On Writing, Publishing and Marketing
From Taoist immortals to distant galaxies, Author Kylie Chan writes Fantasy based on Chinese mythology. She’s had 10 novels published by Harper-Collins, and 3 novellas self-published. In a hybrid mix, her manga/text combined novel ‘Small Shen’ (manga by Queenie Chan)…
In Conversation With Compulsive Reader’s Founder – Maggie Ball
Compulsive Reader has more than 10,000 subscribers, and over 1 million book loving visitors each year. It consistently ranks in the Top 20 Google and Yahoo searches for book reviews. The driving force behind Compulsive Reader is Maggie Ball –…
A Seismic Shift in Thinking – Shriek an absurd novel – In Conversation With Davide A. Cottone
Davide A. Cottone introduced me to the Absurd genre. Frankly, before I read his book Shriek: an absurd novel I didn’t even know what the Absurd genre was. The cover enticed, the exemplary writing held me. Davide wrote the book to…
3 Million Books SOLD … and Counting – In Conversation with Romantic Storyteller Amy Andrews
Warning: Swearing and blasphemy ahead, along with bloody good advice for aspiring writers. Amy Andrews is an award-winning, USA Today best-selling Brissie and proud Aussie author who has written sixty-five plus contemporary romances. She’s been translated into over a dozen…
Writing in Deep Point of View
Deep Point of View (Deep POV) is a term being discussed by those in the know – agents, publishers, authors – so it’s worth taking a moment to understand what it is. Blogs and author posts confused me at first.…