Brisbane Training Day for Writers. The Brisbane Training Day for Writers is fast approaching on Saturday 12 October. The Omega Writers biennial Conference in Sydney just a few short weeks ago reminded me what a joy it is to meet together as writers – inspiring, encouraging and learning from each other. What a fabulous weekend …
Author Archives: Jeanette O'Hagan @JeanetteOHagan
Writers Life | Print or E-Book?
This (Monday) morning, Australia Post delivered a long-awaited box. I was on edge all last week, hoping the box would arrive by Friday, in time to take for its contents – five copies of my newly formatted Akrad’s Children – along with my other books for the Rendered Realms stall at the Brisbane Supanova on …
Writers Life | Flights of Fantasy
“Some day you will be old enough to start reading fairy tales again.” C. S. Lewis Not everyone loves fantasy or, fiction for that matter. ‘I prefer reality,’ they say with that do-you-have-two-heads look. The implication is that fantasy is escapist or childish or somehow suspect. Now, I get it. Readers have different taste in …
Book Review | Running Scared by Susan J Bruce
Today I will be sharing my thoughts about Running Scared by Susan J Bruce. Details Running Scared by Susan J BruceYoung Adult Contemporary ThrillerSet in Brisbane, Queensland Blurb What if the boy you love is hiding a dark secret? My name is Melinda and this has been the worstyear ever … We had to leave …
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Book Challenges
Book Challenges. Some readers like them, some don’t. Personally, as a reader, I find book challenges enrich my reading, broaden my knowledge of books, helps me discover different authors and genres and gives me something to aim for. Many readers express a dislike of challenges because they feel too pressured by deadlines or feel the …