The Window Seat on a Rain Day continues its knock-down, drag-'em-out Heroine Showdown!
And great news is IMHARA IS INTO THE SECOND ROUND (thanks to everyone who voted in Round 1)! Woohoo!!!
The competition is getting tougher but I'm pretty sure Imhara can make it into the next round with your help again! So, if you have the time, I'd appreciate you ducking over to vote for her - here's the link.
Monday, February 17, 2014
Saturday, January 25, 2014
Australia Day Book Giveaway!
Shelleyrae over at Book'd Out is running an Australia Day Book Giveaway Blog Hop - and it's huge!
All the books are written by Australian authors.
There will be two winners chosen - one in Australia, one from outside Australia.
Entries close midnight, Tuesday 28th Jan., 2014 and winners will be announced Monday, Feb.3rd 2014.
With over 50 hosts you have plenty of chances to win a great book this Australia Day Weekend!
For full details, check out the blog post over at Book'd Out.
You can choose from these titles:
Have fun!
Monday, January 6, 2014
ALLEGIANCE SWORN is an ARRAwards finalist!
I woke to some awesome news this morning!
Sitting in my inbox was an email from the Australian Romance Readers Association letting me know that ALLEGIANCE SWORN is an ARRAwards finalist in the following categories:
I'm so thrilled, especially on seeing the finalists lists on the ARRA blog - wow, am I in some fantastic company! Scrolling through them, I kept ticking off the ones I'd read and enjoyed. So many wonderful stories and authors!
And I'm tickled to pieces that my writing buddies Bec McMaster and Dakota Harrison are also nominated for a selection of ARRAwards! Woohoo!
Now, it's a waiting game - winners will be announced at the ARRAwards Dinner to be held on 22 March 2014 at Cello’s Restaurant in Sydney.
Sitting in my inbox was an email from the Australian Romance Readers Association letting me know that ALLEGIANCE SWORN is an ARRAwards finalist in the following categories:
- Favourite Sci-Fi, Fantasy or Futuristic Romance
- Favourite Cover from a romance published in 2013 (hats off to Gene Mollica, the cover artist, & the Berkley art department for such great work!)
I'm so thrilled, especially on seeing the finalists lists on the ARRA blog - wow, am I in some fantastic company! Scrolling through them, I kept ticking off the ones I'd read and enjoyed. So many wonderful stories and authors!
And I'm tickled to pieces that my writing buddies Bec McMaster and Dakota Harrison are also nominated for a selection of ARRAwards! Woohoo!
Now, it's a waiting game - winners will be announced at the ARRAwards Dinner to be held on 22 March 2014 at Cello’s Restaurant in Sydney.
Tuesday, December 31, 2013
HAPPY NEW YEAR!
To all my readers - I hope 2014 is a generous, prosperous and happy new year for you!
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Saturday, December 28, 2013
Time to Make More Time!
After much thinking and decision making, it's with an element of sadness I announce that I'll no longer be posting regular articles on my blog.
I've been organising, preparing and posting series, guest author interviews and other articles for 5 years - a huge commitment of time and effort, one I have thoroughly enjoyed as I've met so many new friends through doing this - but it's time to call it quits.
Why?
Quite simply - my writing. Between teaching, writing, blogging and social media, something has to give. There are so many stories in my head busting to be written, I need more time!
I'll post blog pieces but they'll be when I have time or feel so moved. Will guests still be welcome? Absolutely (feel free to email me if you'd like to visit) but it will be more like guest posts rather than interviews.
What about announcements on new releases, good news and giveaways? I'll definitely post about them - never fear!
I'd like to thank all the guests who have appeared here, or those who have guest blogged or talked about various topics over the years. It's been a pleasure having you.
But most of all, I'd like to thank the readers of this blog - you have commented and corresponded with enthusiasm. I hope you've enjoyed the content posted or learned something new.
While I may not be as frequent a visitor to my own blog, I'll be haunting the pages over on Facebook, or tweeting on Twitter. And my newsletter will also still go out regularly (sign up here, if you'd like to receive it).
See you all in 2014 ... sometime!
I've been organising, preparing and posting series, guest author interviews and other articles for 5 years - a huge commitment of time and effort, one I have thoroughly enjoyed as I've met so many new friends through doing this - but it's time to call it quits.
Why?
Quite simply - my writing. Between teaching, writing, blogging and social media, something has to give. There are so many stories in my head busting to be written, I need more time!
I'll post blog pieces but they'll be when I have time or feel so moved. Will guests still be welcome? Absolutely (feel free to email me if you'd like to visit) but it will be more like guest posts rather than interviews.
What about announcements on new releases, good news and giveaways? I'll definitely post about them - never fear!
I'd like to thank all the guests who have appeared here, or those who have guest blogged or talked about various topics over the years. It's been a pleasure having you.
But most of all, I'd like to thank the readers of this blog - you have commented and corresponded with enthusiasm. I hope you've enjoyed the content posted or learned something new.
While I may not be as frequent a visitor to my own blog, I'll be haunting the pages over on Facebook, or tweeting on Twitter. And my newsletter will also still go out regularly (sign up here, if you'd like to receive it).
See you all in 2014 ... sometime!
Wednesday, December 25, 2013
Merry Christmas!
Wherever you are, whatever you're doing, however you celebrate this season - I hope today is a good one for you!
Best Wishes of the season
to you all!
Tuesday, December 24, 2013
The Year That Was...2013...
It's the end of December and in a week it will be 2014!
Phew, where did 2013 go?
It's certainly been a manic year with a whole swag of events happening on my blog. Let's look back at some of the highlights...
*GUEST AUTHORS
There have been many and you can find them all listed under this link but my favourites this year have included...
*The consecutive three-month long, three-box Aussie Author Giveaway that ran in conjunction with Rosemary's Books, Galaxy Bookstore and Rendezvous. It was a huge success!
*The whole month of March was dedicated to the buzz for ALLEGIANCE SWORN, which came out on April 2nd. You can find a host of extra's and insights into the characters of the Light Blade series during those weeks.
*Making the trek to Taree to speak on the Queen of Hearts author panel with Cathryn Hein & Karly Lane.
*Talking about world-building with:
*Posting up of A New Beginning (Part 1, Part 2 & Part 3), a free read science fiction romance short story.
*FUN STUFF
The Cat's Tale - the shennanigans of Furball, one of my cats, and a certain paper bag.
Was there anything that caught your eye this year on my blog?
I'd love to know what interested you!
Phew, where did 2013 go?
It's certainly been a manic year with a whole swag of events happening on my blog. Let's look back at some of the highlights...
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*GUEST AUTHORS
There have been many and you can find them all listed under this link but my favourites this year have included...
*The consecutive three-month long, three-box Aussie Author Giveaway that ran in conjunction with Rosemary's Books, Galaxy Bookstore and Rendezvous. It was a huge success!
*The whole month of March was dedicated to the buzz for ALLEGIANCE SWORN, which came out on April 2nd. You can find a host of extra's and insights into the characters of the Light Blade series during those weeks.*Making the trek to Taree to speak on the Queen of Hearts author panel with Cathryn Hein & Karly Lane.
*Talking about world-building with:
*Posting up of A New Beginning (Part 1, Part 2 & Part 3), a free read science fiction romance short story.
*FUN STUFF
The Cat's Tale - the shennanigans of Furball, one of my cats, and a certain paper bag.
Was there anything that caught your eye this year on my blog?
I'd love to know what interested you!
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