My favourite classics, in no particular order, are: 1. Black Beauty by Anna Sewell, 1877 This was the first adult novel I ever read. I can’t even remember how old I was, but it seemed like an enormous book to me. I was perhaps six or seven. It was given to me by some relative because IContinue reading “My Favourite Classics”
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Interview with Olsen Jay Nelson
Last November I did an interview with Olsen Jay Nelson’s awesome sci-fi blog about my debut novel, The Edge of Darkness, what with it being a NaNo novel and all that (National Novel Writing Month – held annually in November). Olsen’s decided to take his blog in a new direction and as such, has givenContinue reading “Interview with Olsen Jay Nelson”
It’s Quiet… Too Quiet…
I’ve been buried in edits since June’s Camp NaNoWriMo finished. Wanna sneak-peek? Yeah, I colour coordinate my writing to help find my own weaknesses (passive writing, adjectives). I’m a geek, right?
And We’re Done
I know it’s been a long time coming (because I started Storm Front #6 way back in November 2011) but finally I am able to say that Tina and Ten’s first full-length adventure is complete! It’s clocking in at 78.5 thousand words in the first draft. After editing there will be some added and someContinue reading “And We’re Done”
Review: New Girl by Paige Harbison
Publisher: HarlequinTeen Genre: Young Adult, Contemporary, Mystery Pages: 320 (paperback) Release Date: 31 January 2012 Source: Netgalley. Rating:4 out of 5 stars. Blurb (from Goodreads.com) A contemporary young-adult retelling inspired by the classic 1938 romantic suspense bestseller Rebecca by Daphne du Maurier. They call me ‘New Girl‘… Ever since I arrived at exclusive, prestigious Manderly Academy, that’s who I am. New girl.Continue reading “Review: New Girl by Paige Harbison”
Lissa Bilyk 