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Serial reading & January reading list

Serial reading & January reading list

I’m a serial reader: I loooooove reading series. There’s something wonderful about finding an author you love, discovering he or she is writing/has written a series and...

Do we write who we want to be?

A friend of mine, Jo, was at a talk by author (and then current Sargeson Fellow) James George last year and he commented many authors writing their first novels have the protagonist...

New Year’s resolutions for writers…

Most people make them and most don’t keep them – perhaps because they’re generally unrealistic and unattainable or if we really look into our hearts, we find we don’t...

Holding on for that hero

I recently visited my friend Nalini’s blogsite (see links on bottom right of my Welcome page) and she’s running a competition for all you bloggers out there to write in...
Lessons learned in school & December reads

Lessons learned in school & December reads

Pretty reasonable month as far as ‘researching’ (i.e. reading books) goes – if I don’t say so myself – which is surprising considering all the other stuff...

The eyes are the windows to the soul

I was at dance class a few weeks ago and found myself very out of my comfort zone while freestyling with a guy after class. It was just so excruciatingly intimate all of a sudden, that...

Five tips for a woman

Five tips for a woman… (Courtesy of S.B. via the RWNZ loop) It is important that a man helps you around the house and has a job. It is important that a man makes you laugh. It...

Romance novels… pornography for women?

Romance novels… pornography for women? I just about threw the book across the room when I read this claim. I won’t mention the name of the book but if you’ve guessed...