I first heard of The Flywheel at the Tamar Valley Writers Festival earlier this year. Author Erin Gough spoke about her experiences discovering her sexuality as a teenager. Attending an all girls school she had never ever heard of anyone who was gay - it wasn't mentioned at school - there was not even any teasing, … Continue reading #AWW2016 Review – Flywheel by Erin Gough
My Leibster Award
Just over a month ago I learnt that Alisdair Daws had nominated my blog for a Leibster Award! Wow! Thanks Alisdair! I announced the fact to my family, (we were all gathered in the lounge room) who asked me what, exactly, a Leibster Award is. I had a vague idea, but thought I’d better head over … Continue reading My Leibster Award
#AWW2016 Review – A Kiss From Mr Fitzgerald by Natasha Lester #kissfitz
I've been a follower of Natasha Lester's blog for some time now - she always has fantastic information for writers - even before I'd read any of her novels! I think I fell in love with 'A Kiss from Mr Fitzgerald' from the moment I first read about it, and I certainly was not disappointed. 'A … Continue reading #AWW2016 Review – A Kiss From Mr Fitzgerald by Natasha Lester #kissfitz
Better Late than Never…
Last week was the first week in a very long time I did not have a post scheduled and ready to go on Sunday morning. When I'm really organised, I write several posts at once, and schedule them for the coming weeks. When I'm not so organised - as has been the case over the last couple of weeks - … Continue reading Better Late than Never…
#AWW2016 Review – A Single Stone by MegMcKinlay
I first read of this book just before its release last year. I was immediately intrigued, but somehow misplaced the title and author, and with a pile of books to work my way through searching for it fell to the bottom of the priority list, until earlier this year when I was listening to the Podcast 'So … Continue reading #AWW2016 Review – A Single Stone by MegMcKinlay
Top 10 Aussie Books to Read Before you Die
This post is a follow-up to a post from 2012 with the same title. At that time (Dec 2012 - four years ago!!), I'd watched the final episode of 'The First Tuesday Book Club' for that year, during which they announced the top 10 Great Aussie books, as voted by viewers throughout the year. … Continue reading Top 10 Aussie Books to Read Before you Die
#AWW2016 – Review – The Butterfly Man by Heather Rose
The Butterfly Man is a fictional account of the later years of Lord Lucan, a man accused of killing his children's nanny and attempting to murder his wife. In reality Lord Lucan disappeared the night of the murder, and no one has seen him since (no one who's saying anything, anyway). It's a compelling … Continue reading #AWW2016 – Review – The Butterfly Man by Heather Rose
A Novel’s Writing
This is the third in the series my novel-writing journey. You can read the first two posts here: On Inspiration and here: On Research. As I writer, I am also a reader, and among the many many books I read, of course, are the books on writing, and of course there are many different methods of … Continue reading A Novel’s Writing
#AWW2016 Review – Searching for the Secret River by Kate Grenville
I'm reviewing another memoir this week - this time a writing memoir - the story of Kate Grenville's journey to writing her historical fiction - 'The Secret River'. Kate didn't set out to write a historical fiction. In fact, the journey began not as an idea for a novel, but rather through a brief connection … Continue reading #AWW2016 Review – Searching for the Secret River by Kate Grenville
Interview – Historical Fiction Author – Barbara Gaskell Denvil
I’m a little bit excited, because this week on the blog I’m interviewing a fellow historical author – Barbara Gaskell Denvil! Barbara’s latest book ‘Fair Weather’ has just been released and she’s come over to have a chat about the book and her writing process. Welcome Barbara! To begin with, can you tell us a … Continue reading Interview – Historical Fiction Author – Barbara Gaskell Denvil
Heather Ewings 