Congratulations to the 2024 CALEB Award Winners! Omega Writers has just concluded the 2024 Omega Writers Conference, held at the Metro Mirage Hotel, Newport, New South Wales, featuring special guest speaker Susan May Warren. A highlight of the conference was (as always) the CALEB Award gala dinner held on Saturday night. This was our opportunity …
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Today I am reviewing a tweens book Between Flowers and Bones. Between Flowers and Bones (The Restorationists Book 2) by Carolyn Leiloglou (Author), Vivienne To (Illustrator) In a world where paintings become portals and adventure lurks behind every canvas, the young Restorationists discover that every Gift was made to fight the darkness in the second novel of the thrilling series …
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During a recent walk along my dirt track in the Australian bush, I came across a eucalypt tree shedding its blackish bark. The beauty of it stopped me short, and my son and I spent some time at the tree, detailing the bark-shedding process. The dry bark split and peeled off the trunk in jagged …
Numbing the connection to our feelings of self-worth and status with our busyness can be a way of avoiding the pain and discomfort that endlessly circles our thoughts. We’re so afraid that if we stop moving if we pause for just a moment, the issues that we’ve tried to keep hidden will be exposed for …
Welcome to Tuesday Book Chat. This is where we encourage book lovers to answer our bookish question of the week. Today’s question is: Who are your favourite historical fiction authors and why? We look forward to hearing your thoughts. Please join in the conversation by commenting on this post or on the blog post shared …
The 2024 Omega Writers Conference starts on Friday, featuring special guest speaker Susan May Warren. So it's time to start packing ... I’ve done a lot of travelling over the years, both alone (for writer’s conferences or business) or with my family. Here are my top tips for packing for a writing conference: 1. Plan …
Today for Fiction Friday I'm sharing my Christmas book recommendation for The Christmas Catch by Toni Shiloh that's releasing on September 24. When two high school sweethearts reunite, will they take another chance at love or let life sideline them at Christmas?Benched with a career-ending injury, NFL wide receiver Jahleel Walker is forced to return …
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When writers think characterisation, they seldom think clothes designers. Whereas my peculiar imagination immediately connected them. Context It all began last Monday, while I fondly folded my 20-year-old Ruth Tarvydas designer dress into an envelope, wrapped it in fancy tissue paper and sealed it closed. Scene-by-scene of my life with this dress unfolded as I …
Hi, Dienece Darling here reviewing When All the Birds Sing by Suzie Peace Pybus. Book Description Crayfish Cove, 1975 – a tranquil Tasmanian fishing town where doors are left unlocked and kids roam free.On a lonely road, a young girl meets a man with wild hair and a woodsmoke smell. He invites her to join …
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Welcome to Tuesday Book Chat. This is where we encourage book lovers to answer our bookish question of the week. Today’s question is: Do you like to read retellings of famous novels? We look forward to hearing your thoughts. Please join in the conversation by commenting on this post or on the blog post shared …
