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Blog posts for readers & writers

Six scene essentials

November 10, 2021 cheryl
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The WHY, WHO, WHERE, WHEN, WHAT and HOW of scenes In editing my current WIP, I found I had snippets…

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Posted in: Writing tips Filed under: change in scenes, character change, editing, Keepers, newsletter, point of view, scene beginnings, scene endings, scenes

Keepers ebook giveaway

October 7, 2021 cheryl
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It’s my birthday on 8th October so I’m giving others a present! Join the email list for my popular newsletter…

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Posted in: For the readers among us, News Filed under: 20th century, Australia, historical fiction, Keepers, newsletter, romance, women's fiction

Keepers makeover – love this new cover

September 26, 2021 cheryl

I decided Keepers needed a makeover – a new cover (and blurb) to better reflect that this is a story…

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Posted in: For the readers among us Filed under: Australia 20th centu, historical fiction, romance, women's fiction

September newsletter has gone

September 11, 2021 cheryl

September’s By the Letter newsletter went out Friday 10 September. Among the news and views was my review of A…

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Four stages of novel editing to make your book shine

September 10, 2021 cheryl 2 Comments
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The draft is done. Yay! Now it’s time for editing. When I read that someone’s manuscript is with their editor,…

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Posted in: self publishing, Writing tips Filed under: copy editing, developmental editing, editing, line editing, proofreading, structural editing

Beta readers – what are they and why do you need them?

September 3, 2021 cheryl

Updated October 2022 I’d never heard of beta readers when I (poorly) published my first books, a fantasy trilogy. If…

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Posted in: For the readers among us, self publishing, Writing tips Filed under: authors, beta readers, books, editing, novel draft, writers, writing

The joy of reading to children

August 28, 2021 cheryl

First posted last summer, I was reminded of this when I recently visited a local school to read from Guardians.…

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Posted in: Marketing, News Filed under: children's books, Libraries, reading to children, Wild World Heroes

Work in progress and Keepers Amazon+

August 13, 2021 cheryl

It’s proving challenging to pick up a manuscript from three years ago and get back into the story and the…

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Posted in: For the readers among us, News Filed under: newsletter, WIP, Work in progress

Using Deep Point of View to immerse your reader

cheryl 4 Comments

Point of View (POV) – a general explanation As writers, we constantly come across explanations of the different kinds of…

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Posted in: Writing tips Filed under: author intervention, character voice, editing, immersive reader experience, voice

Dragon Gift: ten short stories released 16 July 21

July 15, 2021 cheryl

Dragon Gift is a collection of stories with fairytale, myth or fairytale-like themes of varying length and gravity. ‘Lille herself…

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Posted in: For the readers among us, News Filed under: dragons, fairytales, myths, short stories

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