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Posted on 12 Mar 20238 Mar 2023

Manuscript Assessments

I've had several assessments done on two books. One was very recently. The others were for my first novel, Drama Queens with Love Scenes, more than ten years ago. This process should be eye opening. Sometimes it is. Sometimes it isn't. With my first book, a woman who was recommended to me provided three assessments …

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Posted on 17 Dec 20228 Dec 2022

Feedback from my Writers Group

Recently, I searched for a writers group. I wanted one with writers more experienced than me, and I now meet monthly with a group that includes two screenwriters with three decades of experience each, and a published non-fiction author. I submitted the first two chapters of my current WiP for review. I hate anyone reading …

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Posted on 18 Sep 20223 Sep 2022

Plotting using the Snowflake Method – An Update

I previously spoke about the Snowflake Method in this blog. At the time I was working on a Space Opera but for my own reasons, that project has been put on hold. A contemporary novel has taken it's place. And I've now had the chance to use this plotting and characterisation method for longer than …

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Posted on 3 Jul 20227 Aug 2022

I’ve written several versions of the same short scene!

The scene is only several paragraphs long. It's the last time we're alone with just the gay characters in my work-in-progress set in the nineties. In the initial draft they talk about Australian politics at the final stage of that decade. Only one other chapter examined politics and that was in an overall 1990's way. …

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Posted on 19 Jun 202217 Aug 2022

Plotting using The Snowflake Method

My last post was about a new plotting method I'm using. A few things got in the way of my usual writing days after I published that post, and somehow I didn't feel bad about missing them. It was because I didn't feel like I was working on a book. There were a few times …

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Posted on 5 Jun 202217 Aug 2022

Taking time to plot my book

I'm trying something new. Usually when I plot a new novel, I work chapter by chapter having a fair idea of the story and how it will end. I also add notes on the conflict for each scene and every chapter's cliff hanger. But I'm experimenting with a different approach called the Snowflake Method. Right …

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Posted on 7 Nov 20214 Nov 2022

Playing author for the long haul

I started this journey well over a decade ago. My first novel was redrafted eight times and after many rejection letters, was first published in 2012. For various reasons it is now with its third publisher. In the early days I tried all the tricks authors are told by bloggers on how to succeed. Start …

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Posted on 24 Oct 20211 Nov 2022

10 things I’ve learnt after publishing 10 books

In August, my tenth book was released. I've been taking stock as it's the perfect time to reflect. I've got a reason to celebrate and a milestone which is making me consider where my writing journey is heading. 1. Too much is made of genre. I know genre helps market a book, but I'm in …

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Posted on 30 May 202127 May 2021

Writing about music without infringing copyright.

It's hard to write a novel about 90s rave culture without mentioning music. You have to be careful not to infringe copyright. This has been a real issue with my story set around Sydney's Oxford Street in that era. I started by referencing songs without using their lyrics. Or I'd reference those lyrics without using …

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Posted on 4 Apr 20211 Apr 2021

How Covid-19 made me forget how my novel ends

I've been working hard on my novel set in the 90s. After I began the first draft last year, I had to drop momentum because of Covid. You see, I need quiet to write. That's why I often go to the library to work on a project. And the library was shut early to mid …

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VIRTUAL INSANITY – TRAILER

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THE MIDNIGHT MAN – AUTHOR READING

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WINTER MASQUERADE – TRAILER

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SOCIAL MEDIA CENTRAL – TRAILER

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DRAMA QUEENS WITH LOVE SCENES – TRAILER

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DRAMA QUEENS AND ADULT THEMES – TRAILER

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NATE AND THE NEW YORKER – TRAILER

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THE MIDNIGHT MAN

WINTER MASQUERADE

SOCIAL MEDIA CENTRAL

VIRTUAL INSANITY

ACTORS AND ANGELS – BOOK 1

ACTORS AND ANGELS – BOOK 2

ACTORS AND ANGELS – BOOK 3

MIDNIGHT ANGEL

NATE AND CAMERON – BOOK 1

NATE AND CAMERON – BOOK 2

NATE AND CAMERON – IN PRINT!

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