I love reading books and writing about books. One of the things I learned is that if you want to write, you need to read a lot. Like maybe 50 books a year. I’ve been lucky I had the opportunity to be one of the regular book reviewers for the New South Wales Writers’ Centre. And I’ve been enjoying that… Read More
There are several reasons why your manuscript was rejected by the publisher you pitched it to. None of these reasons is personal. In my years of pitching to publishers before getting published, I’ve accumulated probably almost a hundred rejection letters. You’d think I would have given up by now, buried myself under the pile of ‘no thanks’ I’ve gotten (thankfully… Read More
I recently did a Q&A with The Media Chatter, a Facebook page helping students of journalism and mass communication. Here is the full post. ::::: For our Q&A today, we have Kristyn Maslog-Levis, the founder of The Media Chatter. Kristyn has over 14 years experience in the industry as TV, radio, print and online journalist. She was a TV reporter… Read More
It has been a year since the release of my debut novel, The Girl Between Two Worlds. In the year since it reached bookshelves, I’ve been busy meeting publicity requests, social media updates and interacting with eager fans of the book who contact me (I welcome them all). Big thanks First of all, I want to thank everyone who supported… Read More
Waiting for publisher feedback is exhausting and stressful. Most of the time, you don’t hear back from them, or you get that dreaded rejection letter. But waiting for feedback doesn’t have to be wasted time. Here are some things you can do while waiting: Research Do research for future projects. Interview people, Google things, visit museums that relate to your… Read More
Here are some tips and tricks to win your first Nanowrimo. In November 2016, I decided to join my first ever National Novel Writing Month (aka Nanowrimo). I’ve heard of it before in hushed irreverent tones around alleys and alcoves (not really). But I never wanted to join because I was too scared to commit to such a hectic schedule…. Read More