Hi! Just had to post again! Another international offer for WORLDSHAKER came in today – this time from a French publisher, Helium. I love this overseas sales thing. Like having a new novel written over and over again, without the … Continue reading
Hi! They say, the 3 things you need as a writer are talent, persistence and luck (at least, that’s what I say in www.writingtips.com.au). I had the hugest slice of luck in making my first sale to a mainstream publisher … Continue reading
Marianne, Belinda and Rowena at the book signing table, at the Logan North Library. Trent, Marianne, myself, Louise Cusack, Kylie Chan and Andrew Warrilow were on a panel today about the Road to Publication and what happens after. Thanks to … Continue reading
I’ve always felt vaguely apologetic about my first book sale story, mainly because it doesn’t correspond to the ‘right’ way to do it. That is, you start out with a few short story sales, work your way up to pro … Continue reading
The ROR authors are going to do a series of posts on First Book Sales and later, Career Planning. I thought I’d get the ball rolling with my First Book Sale. It was a children’s book, sold to Scholastic from … Continue reading
In July I signed a three book deal with Orbit. The books in the Death Works series are the next stage in what has already been thirty one years of writing, and about fifteen years of publishing short stories. I’m … Continue reading
I spent the weekend at the National Romance Conference in Brisbane.
I’ve had some queries about book structure, so I thought I’d take a look at some of the common mistakes I’ve discovered people make, based on doing manuscript assessments over the last 7 years. Starting in the Wrong Place. A … Continue reading
Mega congratulations to Margo. Her book, Tender Morsels, has been nominated for a World Fantasy Award. Our very one Margo Lanagan has won before with her short story, Singing my Sister Down. Both the anthology that this story appeared in … Continue reading
The Queensland Writers Centre offers Editorial Consultancies. As an editorial consultant I would read 10 pages of a manuscript and give the person feedback, suggest markets etc. In one particular writer’s ten pages there was something like 16 View Point … Continue reading