Archive for October, 2009

October 30, 2009 • Comments

This week I’m posting on Teen Fiction Cafe about embarrassing tales.

Other news, I”m very excited because we’ve booked a holiday to the Sunshine Coast in Australia next March. I know it’s a few months off but it’s something to look forward to. Apartment is booked, flights booked, car hired…. just got to sort out the travel insurance.

Writing’s going really well at the moment, thanks to input from my fabulous crit partners – couldn’t do without them!!!!

Hope you all have a great weekend.

October 24, 2009 • 2 Comments

Check out this book trailer for my crit partner Amanda Ashby’s book Zombie Queen at Newbury High. It’s so funny…..

And she’s running a contest to win her last Zombie Survival Kit. All you have to do is post the trailer, or a link to it on your blog, or on Twitter, or on your website and email Amanda the link
amanda at amandaashby dot com (no spaces)

October 16, 2009 • Comments

Next week is YALSA Teen Read Week. This year’s theme is Read Beyond Reality at your library, and aims to encourage teens to read something out of this world, just for the fun of it.

Teen Read Week is awesome, I wish there was something like it when I was a teen. I’ve always read loads, but it was solitary. I’d have loved somewhere to discuss my reading and swap book ideas.

So, check it out. And also check out Readergirlz who are doing a tribute to Teen Read Week on the 23rd October.

October 10, 2009 • 4 Comments

I can’t believe it’s Saturday already. This week’s been crazy. In my other life, running a motel, this week we had a reassessment for our Qualmark 5 star (Qualmark is an NZ quality standard). I took care of all the procedural stuff and my partner and our staff anything relating to maintenance/cleaning.  We hadn’t been assessed for eighteen months, and talk about stressful!!! Anyway, we kept our 5 Star and also are going to be recommended for a Bronze Award for Responsible Tourism (that’s all the ‘green’ stuff we’re doing). So, a successful outcome.

Writing wise, both my CPs have finished their latest books, which need to be submitted to agents/editors so I had a lot of critiquing to do. They are both such awesome writers… Amanda writing middle-grade and Christina writing hot paranormal.

I’m going to be writing up a storm as well, as I have a YA book to finish. Not to mention a jigsaw to complete which I’ve just started (don’t tell the CPs) – which always seems to happen when I’m having a writing frenzy. I’ve convinced myself that I need it when I’m writing because it exercises a different part of brain (well, it works for me…. CPs wouldn’t agree).

So, hope you’ve all had a fab week!