Today we’d like to welcome Australian author Jennifer Mistmorgan to the blog. Jennifer writes Christian historical romance, and has recently signed with Rachel McMillan, a Canadian literary agent. We’ll start with our Fast Five: five quick questions so we can get to know Jennifer better! Long black or flat white? Flat white. Always. Mangoes or …
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Happy New Year! I hope everyone had a wonderful Christmas a restful New Year, and is now looking forward to the challenges 2022 will hold. Challenges? Writing challenges, of course! Here’s a challenge for writers who have not yet published a book: enter a writing contest. Why? I can think of several good reasons: Honest Feedback …
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It’s a new year, the time when a lot of people (including writers) set resolutions or think about how they want this year to be better than or different from last year. For many of us, last year wasn’t great. Nor was 2020. So we’re a little apprehensive about what 2022 might hold (and we …
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2021 has been a year. Apart from the obvious, things have happened, especially here at Omega Writers. We celebrated the best of Christian writing from Australasian authors with the 2021 CALEB Awards. Click here to find out more. We hosted our first online writing retreat (after being forced to cancel the in-person retreat for the …
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We are in the middle of National Novel Writing Month (aka NaNoWriMo), which means many of our members are in the middle of their last-ditch attempt to win Nanowrimo 2021: by writing an original manuscript of 50,000 words or longer in the calendar month of November. To help, I’m reposting my thirteen foolproof tips to …
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It’s Throwback Thursday, so today we’re revisiting a previously published blog post. Who Are We Writing For? I often come across writers who are considering writing a book, or who have just published their first book. Someone will invariably ask who the book is for. Many new authors have a common response: their book is …
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2021 Omega Writers Retreat Unfortunately, the latest lockdowns have meant the Omega Writers Committee have made the difficult decision to cancel the 2021 Omega Writers Retreat. Instead, the Committee have put together an online event. Hold your diaries for the evening of Friday 8 October, and all day on Saturday 9 October from 9am. Yes, we’ll …
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Remind Me Why I’m Here is a fun Australian Young Adult fish out of water story. Maya Sorenson of Chicago, Illinois, thinks she’s headed to Barangaroo in Sydney, Australia, famous for its harbourside views. Instead, she’s headed to a sheep farm in Barangaroo Creek, hours away from the Sydney beaches and cafes. To make things …
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There is lots of news from Omega Writers this month! We have a winner in the Realm Awards, news about the Omega Book Fair and Retreat, and a call for nominations for the Encouragement Awards. Realm Awards Congratulations to Omega Writers member Kristen Young for her double win at the Realm Makers Awards, announced last …
It is almost time for the 2021 CALEB Awards from Omega Writers. CALEB stands for Christian Authors Lifting Each other’s Books. The CALEB Award: Supports excellence in Australasian Christian books by encouraging and educating writers, regardless of genre. Encourages excellence in Australasian Christian books by recognising and rewarding our best writers across a range of …
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