By Nola Lorraine If you’re reading a blog on this site, chances are that you love books. You enjoy reading or stringing beautiful words together. You have a to-read pile that seems to multiply of its own accord, you can’t pass a bookshop without going in, and you think of the characters in your favourite …
Category Archives: Writers Life
Writers Life | What Do You Want In A Newsletter?
Results of the author newsletter survey. The results are in from the recent Author newsletter survey. Due to restrictions only 40 people were able to comment but it gives a good idea of what readers think. Do you read author newsletters? It may have been better if I have asked do you subscribe to newsletters …
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A Significant Influence
By Wendy Parker You have significant influence, and you can create an atmosphere for God to work in. Believe it or not, God is not looking for people with star quality and the biggest following on Instagram. He seeks out the willing heart who just wants to shine His light in whatever circumstance they find …
#ThrowbackThursday | Writing for an Audience of One
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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Not At This Address
By Wendy Parker As I read the phone text from my literary agent that another publishing house had decided not to go with my book proposal, my mind instantly went to a quote by Barbara Kingsolver that I had written down a few months before. “This manuscript of yours that has just come back from …
Fiction Friday | Book Review | Remind Me Why I’m Here by Kat Colmer
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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Guest Post | Matthew Karchner and Straight 2 Queensland
Raised in a Christian home, I followed my deceitful heart into a gay lifestyle. Glamorous and fun initially, I later realized it was a fantasy world void of peace. Cowering in fear of reality, I became addicted to a laundry list of vices. Friends committed suicide and overdosed. The Lord reminded me of scripture I …
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Portraying True Characters in Historical Fiction
By Nola Lorraine Have you ever noticed that movies based on real events have different taglines? If it says ‘based on a true story’, it will stick fairly closely to the facts. The producer and director still take some poetic licence, or it would be a documentary rather than a movie, but the main elements …
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NetGalley for Readers: Pros, Cons and Tips
By Nola Lorraine If you love reading, there’s nothing better than getting a free book or two … or twenty. You can do just that by registering for a free NetGalley account. NetGalley is a website where publishers and indie authors offer free advance copies of books in electronic or audio format so that they …
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Write Like You Mean It
I’ve been learning a lot about myself lately and what I’ve found is that when I write in alignment with my true self, I get scared. If this doesn’t sound familiar you may want to stop reading and go on with your day. If this does sound familiar, then maybe we can try and work …