Archives by Tag 'Hachette Australia'

Robb Grindstaff – Fine Art of Description

By Helene - Last updated: Wednesday, July 7, 2010

3-D Writing, Part 2 3-D writing is the art of surrounding readers with your story, pulling them in and making them a part of it rather than just a reader. Dialog, Description and Despair are three key facets: the three Ds of 3-D writing. Description Much like dialog, there is a perfect amount of description [...]

Robb Grindstaff on The 3 D’s of Writing.

By Helene - Last updated: Monday, July 5, 2010

Maintaining a blog is one of those things that goes hand in hand with wanting to be a writer. On a busy day it can be a time waster. On a quiet day it can be guilty procrastination. Some day it’s a joy! I’ve met some lovely people via blogs and Robb is one of [...]

Wonder Woman gets a make-over

By Helene - Last updated: Friday, July 2, 2010

The ABC is reporting this morning that Wonder Woman’s had a make-over. She’s been getting around in the same weird blue pants and shape-shifting bustier for 69 years, so she does indeed deserves a little fashion moment of her own. Complete with dark leggings and a sexy leather jacket, she looks more like a vampire-slaying [...]

Diane Finlay – Northern Vision

By Helene - Last updated: Monday, June 28, 2010

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

By Helene - Last updated: Friday, June 25, 2010

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!

Barbara Hannay – The Sweetest of Romances

By Helene - Last updated: Monday, June 21, 2010

I‘m delighted to welcome Barbara to my blog today. I met Barbara at my very first RWA conference in 2004. I’d read a number of her lovely stories and was thrilled to have my photo taken with her. She’s now unofficial ‘den mum’ to the enthusiastic Nth Queensland RWA writers. Barbara, you’re the author of over [...]

Trinity Picininis

By Helene - Last updated: Monday, June 14, 2010

There’s something very engaging about small children intent on their artwork. A tongue sticking out of the corner of a mouth, the furrowed forehead of concentration, the tunnel vision required to get that curved line just right. So absorbed are they, you can speak to them and they don’t hear you. It’s not that they [...]

And the winner of Bronwyn Parry’s book is??

By Helene - Last updated: Friday, June 11, 2010

Thanks to everyone who dropped by to chat with Bronwyn Parry and myself. It did make me very hungry reading all the tempting recipes and dishes… The  choice was eventually too hard, so we resorted to drawing the winner of Bronwyn’s book out of the hat. Sandy, come on down! You’re the lucky winner!! Send [...]

Media Information

By Helene - Last updated: Wednesday, June 9, 2010

For more information regarding Border Watch contact senior publicist Alexandra Barlow at Hachette Australia Ph:  02 8248 0800

Bronwyn Parry – Finding the heart of Dungirri

By Helene - Last updated: Monday, June 7, 2010

I’m very excited to welcome award winning author Bronwyn Parry to my blog today. Bronwyn was recently awarded the Best Romantic Suspense Novel in the ARRA awards. She’s also a finalist in the RWAmerica RITA and the Daphne Du Maurier Award (go Bron!). Helene, thanks so much for inviting me to ‘visit’! It’s been wonderful being [...]