I have two lots of exciting news to share this week. First, I had a 100 word story ‘Undoing Life’s Choices’ accepted for publication in ‘Chronos: An Anthology of Time Drabbles’, which is already available for pre-order here, and will be published on 10 September 2018. I’m especially excited for this because two wonderful writers … Continue reading I’ve been busy…
Welcome
Hello! And Welcome to the website of Heather Ewings. I'm a Tasmanian author of mostly speculative fiction, a chocoholic, a bookworm and a would-be hermit! My blog posts tend to be sporadic, coming in clumps and then none for months. If it's been a while since I've posted, I'm most likely working on something, … Continue reading Welcome
#AWW Review; Songlines by Carolyn Denman
So last year I had the opportunity to read this amazing book. Below is an adaptation of my Amazon review: "Can you hear the river crying?" Songlines was such an amazing, beautiful story, it gave me goosebumps! And so Australian. I loved the way the author has woven together strands from completely different cultures in such … Continue reading #AWW Review; Songlines by Carolyn Denman
Publication with a difference – at the Tasmanian Craft Fair
So last year, in that gap while I wasn't blogging, I was still writing, and submitting my writing, and being published, though not in the usual sense. Every year in November, the little town of Deloraine plays host to the world renowned (is it? I'm sure it must be!) Tasmanian Craft Fair. Deloraine I'm sure must be … Continue reading Publication with a difference – at the Tasmanian Craft Fair
Review – Egg and Spoon by Gregory Maguire
Stars crown the world, she said, but the lights in your eyes, those are stars, too. They make up your crown, he said. I am no queen of anything. Something too few of us know while we are alive, he told her. We are all crowned with glory. Peasants no less than kings. Egg and … Continue reading Review – Egg and Spoon by Gregory Maguire
#AWW2017 Review – The Spare Room by Kathryn Lomer
A couple of years ago I saw Kathryn Lomer in conversation with Cate Kennedy, a fantastic conversation about writing that encouraged me to buy at least one book by each of these fantastic authors. I bought 'talk under water' by Kathryn, and loved it, so I was really looking forward to reading this one, and I wasn't disappointed. … Continue reading #AWW2017 Review – The Spare Room by Kathryn Lomer
Welcome to 2017
I'm more than a little relieved we have finally said goodbye to 2016. Many people complained that it was a terrible year, citing the ever-rising rate of celebrity deaths as one of the reasons the year was so awful, alongside the numerous other occurances and events that I'm sure I don't need to mention here. For me personally, the … Continue reading Welcome to 2017
#AWW2016 Review – Barbed Wire and Cherry Blossoms by Anita Heiss
Set during the Second World War, Barbed Wire and Cherry Blossoms tells the story of Hiroshi, a Japanese Prisoner of War, and Mary, a young Wiradjuri woman living at Erambie Station, an Aboriginal mission. At the beginning of the story, Hiroshi is held, alongside many others, in the No. 12 Prisoner of War compound in … Continue reading #AWW2016 Review – Barbed Wire and Cherry Blossoms by Anita Heiss
Book Week Challenge – A-Z of Characters from Australian Children’s Stories
This post is a few weeks late, I know. The last fortnight I've had a run of sick children, my son, then my daughters, then my son again, then me and hubby. I haven't read a lot over this time, though I do still have a couple of books that I've read, but haven't yet reviewed, … Continue reading Book Week Challenge – A-Z of Characters from Australian Children’s Stories
Novel Writing by Hand? Yay or Nay?
If you follow me on Twitter you may have seen (a couple of months ago now) that I've been having a go at writing a novel by hand. I've long been hearing of the benefits of writing by hand. Heaps of authors do it (so I've read); Isobelle Carmody and Stephen King, for example. Then there were all these amazing … Continue reading Novel Writing by Hand? Yay or Nay?
Heather Ewings 