Interview about Writing
Here is a copy of an interview I had with the aussiewriters blog spot earlier this year. What inspired you to write your books? For a number of years women asked me to write a book about what I was...
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Story in Six Words
I've been doing a bit of reading lately about Ernest Hemmingway. He was famous for a terse minimalist style of writing that dispensed with flowery adjectives and got straight to the point. He was...
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Fumblerules
What on earth is a fumblerule? Let me give you one before I tell you. 'Avoid cliches like the plague.' Want one more? What about this one? 'Don't use no double negatives. I'm sure you've got it. :)...
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CALEB Book Awards Announcement
Omega Writers has the utmost pleasure in announcing the category winners of the 2011 CALEB Prize for faith-inspired writing. Chuck Colson said, ‘Good literature has the power to change people’s...
View ArticleWrite in the Stolen Hours
I have stories to tell. Put in other words, I have a lot of hard work ahead of me. It’s a jolt into the real world of writing when you realise that each story, each book, is going to be a huge amount...
View ArticleThe Writer’s Well
I just read a lovely quote from a book by a Jewish painter who my sister Penny stayed with on their recent trip to Israel. “To write a book takes as much craftmanship as the building of a violin, and a...
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E Books!
On Saturday I finally published Where Lions Roar at Night as an ebook on the internet! It’s been a huge process and a steep learning curve for me, but I feel an equally big thrill at having finally...
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What is a Classic?
Today I received an encouraging email from a mother. She told me she plans to buy a boxed set of The Barn Chronicles for each of her children so that they will in later years enjoy reading them...
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“The Bad Thing About Good Books”
I recently received a beautiful letter from one of my young readers saying, “Do you know the bad thing about good books? Mum has to stop reading them.” 🙂 I once received an encouraging email from a...
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Twenty-five Writing Tips
by Rosie Boom Forewarned is forearmed. Set the cold steel of your blade against the throat of your enemies – bad dialogue, weak antagonists, bland characters – to name a few. A practical session...
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