Publishing and Donkeys
Last weekend I went to a publishing seminar run by Jill Marshall of Pear Jam Books. The day was chocka-block…
Tim Wilson speaks
Had an entertaining afternoon at a Friends of the Library event today, listening to Tim Wilson talk about his life and…
Picture Book Progress
Next week my pal Tracy Martin, expert digital artist and scrapbooking expert are having a meeting to talk about the…
The Phantom Paragrapher: ICLM – Guest Post: Lee Murray + WIN AN AUTOGRAPHED…
The ‘genre’ chick lit needs a makeover. It’s International Chick Lit Month and blogger Paula Phillips asked a local Bay of…
Dragons, Deeds and Dialogue Writing Workshop
Junior Fiction writer and friend Lee Murray is running a creative writing workshop on Friday 22 June. Dragons, Deeds &…
Writing, writing, writing
Creative Writing Projects Picture book: I had a lot of fun recently completing Jill Marshall’s picture book writing course. I…
Oceanbooks Inaugral AGM and Memories of Tauranga
OceanbooksI attended the first ever Annual General Meeting of the local publishing cooperative Oceanbooks over the weekend. There was a…
Writing Courses Online – ‘Write Good Stuff’
Online creative writing courses can be a great way to learn more skills. Especially when you are trying to balance…
Baa Baa Smart Sheep & Two Little Bugs
Photo from Dreamboat books blog I just love the selection of homegrown books from up and coming creators and publishers…
Exciting New Writing Competition for Secondary School Students
Some good friends of mine who belong to the Tauranga Writers group, both great writers themselves, have created a website for young…