The Best Books I Read For The First Time In 2011

This list is basically a Christmas gift list of recommendations for young female book lovers. These five books had a huge emotional impact on me in 2011. I’m planning on re-reading them in 2012. The good thing is, these oldest of these books were printed in 2009 so they should still be available in bookContinue reading “The Best Books I Read For The First Time In 2011”

Birthday Book Bonanza

I’ve been living in England away from the majority of my books back home in Australia for sixteen months now. Knowing that I will want to ship home any books I buy here in England (my visa is only for 24 months) I’ve really cut back on my book spending. I don’t remember the lastContinue reading “Birthday Book Bonanza”

Tina Storm: Demon Hunter gets her own novel

When I first started writing the Tina Storm: Demon Hunter Paranormal Short Story Collection, it was basically an excuse to take a break from creating an entirely new world and mythology in The Innocence Saga and have a go at writing something based in reality. By based in reality I meant a normal teenage girl,Continue reading “Tina Storm: Demon Hunter gets her own novel”

Contest: Kiersten White’s Supernaturally

Kiersten White, author of Paranormalcy (which is at the very top of my wish-list and I am so desperate to read) is hosting a really fun competition on her blog, Kiersten Writes, in honour of the ever-closer release date of the sequel, Supernaturally. The object is to write a FAKE synopsis for Supernaturally based onContinue reading “Contest: Kiersten White’s Supernaturally”

Can You Predict Who Is Going To Be A Good Writer?

Author and blogger Ron Knight wrote a blog post trying to predict future successful authors based on how they act as a child. This bothers me: because I don’t fit his profile, and my whole life I’ve dreamed of being an author. Now, I’m not too good at remembering the difference between what I wasContinue reading “Can You Predict Who Is Going To Be A Good Writer?”