For the Love of Libraries

In which libraries are awesome and gorgeous, and one must always love them, whatever their shape or size.

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To celebrate V-Day, here at Aussie Owned, we’re dedicating the month to love. And how can we talk about things we love without giving libraries a mention?

Most book worms can track their love of reading (or writing!) back to these houses of art. Growing up, Heather used to BEG to go to the library, so her Mum caught on pretty quick and this became her good-behaviour treat.

Heather’s local library was a standard, small space, with mostly donated books and little government funding. The shelves were a definite safety hazard, the books were falling apart, and the whole place had that funky kind of smell that hangs around a constantly damp place.

And she loved it anyway.

Rebecca grew up with much the same in way of her local library, but she never had to beg to go there. Her mother was quite happy to take her and her two sisters…

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Finding Time in a Busy Life

Today, I’m sharing this post from Aussie Owned and Read because today is reblog Thursday and this post fits in so well with my current mentality: busy, busy, busy as I push through exams.
Still, I am only two down and four to go, and my days are met with revision not writing. I would like to make time for it, but that is not going to happen at the moment.

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I forgot today was my day to post here. Usually we try to have our posts up in the morning, and it was dinnertime when I had an OHNOES moment and realised I hadn’t done anything. Then my son and I had a karate class to go to, so here I am: it’s after 9pm, my legs are tired from kicking invisible bad guys, and I’m drinking tea from a Lady Rainicorn mug and eating crackers and olive dip.

It’s not my finest moment.

I know I should go easy on myself — I have a load of excuses I could give you for why I forgot (single mother working full time, yadda yadda yadda) — but the thing is that, despite everything going on in my life, I am usually pretty good with stuff like this.

How do I do it? I’m glad you asked. 😉

I set reasonable…

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How Do I Become A Writer?

Great advice for those thinking of writing as an income by Katie Teller.

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I get asked this question a lot, especially by my “non” writer friends. I think it’s interesting because I know it secretly means How do they become a writer? I’m also fairly certain most of the people who ask me haven’t read my books, but that’s another issue at this point.

So I’ll begin with one thing: a burning need to write a story. Then another, then another. This need needs to be more than just an idea. You need to write it down, hash out the plot, the twists and turns, develop the characters.

No time? Congrats, I don’t have time either. I’m a mother and wife, which in themselves are crazy busy gigs, I have a baby and almost five year old, have church and family commitments, and work. Yes, my work is mostly edits, but that leaves very little time for actually writing, and before I received…

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Cover Reveal – Fight for Me by KA Last

Yesterday was the official cover reveal for the book FIGHT FOR ME by KA Last, one of the Aussie Owned and Read ladies. I'm happy to share her lovely new cover on my blog today. 🙂 Tadaa! Fight For Me by K.A. Last (The Tate Chronicles #2) Publication date: January 17th 2015 Genres: Paranormal, Young Adult Synopsis: “How can …

The Collective Series Blitz

Today I'm part of the blog blitz for The Collective series by Stacey Nash, one of the amazing ladies over at the Aussie Owned and Read blog. The Collective series, published by the HarperCollins imprint Impulse, is a YA Science Fiction series about advanced technology, hidden organisations, and a fierce teen heroine. Stick around for the …