Archives by Tag 'Culture'
Mandy Magro’s Station
My blog guest today is debut author, Mandy Magro, who’s a fellow North Queenslander. Her novel, Rosalee Station, is published by Penguin Australia who have a strong tradition of contemporary rural stories with established authors like Rachael Treasure and Fiona Palmer. Mandy brings a younger voice to that genre. Mandy, welcome to my corner of the internet [...]
Starting Over
My guest today is Miles ‘Ratty’ Rattenbury, a simply gorgeous hero in Sue Moorcroft’s novel ‘STARTING OVER’ which recently released in Australia. As those who follow my blog will know I’m a little partial to Regency Rakes – think heroes by Anna Campbell and Anne Gracie. But I do love a good modern day English [...]
Kate, from North Star
Ever wanted to know just a little more about a character in a story? I frequently find myself wondering about characters long after I’ve finished a book, so today I’m putting one under the spot light. Karly Lane has kindly allowed me to interview Kate, her heroine in North Star, her latest release by Allen [...]
Penn it right
My brother recommended I should check out the Creative Penn website. When I did I was amazed. Joanna Penn, author, blogger, speaker and business consultant, happily shares her knowledge free of charge. Her advice is gold-plated and I learnt a great deal about using the web to promote my writing. (Unfortunately, there’s a lot more [...]
Cosmetic Surgery?
Definition of Tip Pruning…
Hmm, my idea of a light tip prune didn’t include a chainsaw… I should have known better than to leave my husband unsupervised in the garden
Shattered Sky
It’s official!! You may have thought yesterday’s rather lengthy announcement of the new government of Australia was the most important thing to hit the headlines. Well, as the saying goes, have I got news for you! The name for my new novel has been released. SHATTERED SKY. It won by a full length (without the [...]
The Dark Brethren’s Tracey O’Hara
Welcome to Tracey O’Hara. She writes Dark Urban Fantasy with fast paced plots. Her debut novel ‘NIGHT’S COLD KISS’ was released in 2009 to great reviews. DEATH’S SWEET EMBRACE is due for release January 25, 2011. They are part of her Dark Brethren series. Tracey and I met when we were finalists in both the [...]
Diane Finlay – Northern Vision
Diane, welcome to my blog. It’s lovely to be able to welcome another North Queensland Writer. Have you always lived in Cairns or are you an import? How does the tropical north influence your writing? I came to Cairns in ’91/’92 and fell in love with the place. I went back to the UK and [...]
Cairns Community Radio
If you’re out and about in Cairns on Saturday 26th June, tune in to 89.1 FM radio – Cairns Community Radio. Between 10 am and 11 am I’ll be chatting with Bev Blaauw about writing and living in North Queensland. I’d love you to join us!