Lily Malone Blog Hop Giveaway. Golf. It can be defined as: a) That peculiar practice of intentionally hitting a ball away, only to go find it again. Over and over … ( b) A reverse-anagram of flog. ( c) The sport responsible for widowing wives (from all walks of life) in the early hours of each Saturday, only to allow participants to return to the fold tired, and unable to complete domestic tasks set by said wife. ( d) The activity that helped Jenn get her Mojo back in…
Month: December 2013
Just like the best people, some of the best books are an eclectic mix.
GenreCon Just like the best people, some of the best books are an eclectic mix. For those that don’t know, GenreCon (run by the fabulous Queensland Writers Centre) is a meeting of the minds, a conference for the writers amongst us that have their stories shelved in their own corner of the book shop. Whilst, in fact, that isn’t me, I decided to gatecrash anyway, and see what I could glean from their writing conventions, their readers expectations, and their valuable experience. I write general women’s fiction, and at times,…
Praise for Walking On Trampolines
Go Brisbane Writers! After seven years in the making, Frances Whiting, our favourite Brissy columnist, has released her first novel, Walking on Trampolines. And it’s a keeper. She’s Australia’s Marian Keyes – both of whom write stories rich with characters you want to take home, and have you laughing and crying (often on the same page). I had the pleasure of meeting Frances at her book launch and was not surprised when she was as delightful in real life as she is on the page. Although not officially set in…