The Beloved Daughter – An Interview with Alana Terry

Kia Ora! That's a huge kiwi welcome to Alana Terry, author of The Beloved Daughter. I first met Alana, who hails from Alaska, through ReGi McClain's blog, where I discovered that she is not only a hugely talented writer but a super-homeschooling-Mom with an incredible sense of humour. She runs her own business and has …

The Moon is Made of Glass

I walk most mornings in the wee small hours before my husband leaves for work, and during the winter months that means rugging up against the cold and navigating the path in the dark (or by streetlight). However the past few days, in wake of the storm, we've had beautiful clear skies and one of …

The Freedom of Self-publishing: Guest Post by Kate Frost

Today I am super-excited to welcome my very first guest-blogger, the very talented Kate Frost! Kate has recently self-published her debut novel, The Butterfly Storm; a beautifully written story about love and family set in Greece and the UK. I read it in one very happy sitting this weekend - it's the kind of book …

A New Leaf

A weekly blog hopwhere writers get togetherto discuss what inspires them. I might have well and truly missed Thursday this week, but hey - if we're sticking with the rhyme I quite like the sound of Friday's child too! Inspiration, at least has been all around me. The big flowering cherry at the front of …

A Moment – WIPpet Wednesday

If I had to pick only one thing to keep up with on this blog it would be WIPpet Wednesday - for many reasons. For one the WIPpeteers are a great bunch; supportive, interesting and very talented. I love our weekly check-ins, it encourages me to trawl through my own writing, take stock of where …

A Crowning Moment – WIPpet Wednesday

I had an interesting experience this week, when an inner ear infection caused an onset of severe vertigo. The world was spinning - and spinning fast. It's a terrible feeling when you can't focus on anything and even closing your eyes won't make it stop. In the end, relief came in the form of a …

Caught in the Act: WIPpet Wednesday

It's WIPpet Wednesday again and New Zealand is still being blasted by icy winds. A good time to hunker down in front of the heater, crack open the WIP and share something that relates to today's date and doesn't contain spoilers. Not as easy as it sounds, but at least we get to use WIPpet …