Tag Archives: publishing
I HEART ROBOT Blog Tour
Although I HEART ROBOT will be fourth published novel, I’m still feeling that giddy excitement courtesy of the butterflies in the my tummy stirring up cyclones as release day approaches. We’re still more than a month away from release – … Continue reading
C1 Blitz – First Chapter Checklist
I’m super honoured to be part of Freshly Squeezed Read’s Chapter One Blitz. Readers and writers alike know the importance of that first chapter, but it’s tough to get right. Writing an awesome first chapter is an art unto itself, … Continue reading
New Publication
While the theme of this one is a little belated, I hope you’ll still enjoy my latest short story: The Machinery of Xmas. This story was written at least two years ago, but finally found a home with the awesomely … Continue reading
How Authors Can Benefit from Kickstarter
Today I’m delighted to have Megan O’Russel at Off the Page chatting about her new novel The Tethering and giving us some insight into working with Kickstarter.
Posted in Blog, Publishing, Reading
Tagged books, kickstarter, publishing, reading, writing, YA
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WIPMarathon Check-in No. 9
I’m coming late to this party because I actually thought the last weekend of October was next weekend, so I’m playing catch up. But at least our clocks changed today so technically I’ve had an extra hour of weekend 🙂 … Continue reading
Summer Cons and All the Awesome!
This summer I had the privilege of attending two amazing science fiction and fantasy conventions, not only as a fan, but as a panelist. The first was FinnCon held in June in my university town of Jyväskylä. The second was … Continue reading
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Tagged diversity, literature, LonCon3, publishing, WorldCon, writing, young adult
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Going Back to High School…
Last week’s blog post was all about the in-person author event I did at Wits University with CtrlAltGender and Hay House South Africa. This week I want to talk about my other in-person author event, this time back at my … Continue reading
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Tagged author events, marketing, publicity, publishing, writing, young adult
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First translated publication!
Today I’m celebrating my first ever translation! My story Where Dreams are Grown, originally published by Niteblade Magazine in September 2012, has been translated into Finnish and published by Finland’s leading science fiction and fantasy magazine Tähtivaeltaja. It’s rather surreal seeing my … Continue reading
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Tagged author Interview, fantasy, publishing, science fiction
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When Writing is a Workout
Those of you following my blog will know that I’ve been participating in the #WIPMarathon – a group of authors who hang out on social media while writing on a given work-in-progress. We support each other, shower each other with … Continue reading
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Tagged #WIPmarathon, authors, NA, publishing, science fiction, writing, YA
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Spring Update!
So a few updates regarding all things writerly… I’ve got two short stories coming out this year! And hoping to have a third published in Finnish this summer. The first story is F is for Finale, scheduled for publication in … Continue reading
