Well, not really a new me, just a commitment to being more focused on myself as an author. Yes, you heard it here - an author! Not that my dream publishing deal has come through or anything, more that I want to expand my 'brand' (gosh I am not fond of that terminology but it …
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Competition News!
Part of being an aspiring writer is doing the scariest thing you can do - start putting your writing out there. I've talked about this on numerous occasions but I think it's important to remind everyone that yes, it's scary, but yes you will benefit. The Ink and Insights competition was a great competition as …
Writerly news 2022
Wrangling with my manuscripts! Emerging from my writer's nook (okay that's not ME but it's definitely a mood!) Hi everyone! Apologies for my sporadic posting - but I've been very busy working on one of my manuscripts for submission! Last year I was asked to submit one of my stories to major publisher, but as …
New Release
Hi Everyone! I hope 2021 is treating you much better than last year. I've got some exciting news coming out next month, but until then you can read my short novella 'An Easter Lily on the Somme' right now (from the Historical Anthology 'Easter Promises') Available here.
Mid-Year Round up
Wowza! the last six months have been intense. A pandemic has certainly stuck a blow for my creativity and despite the working from home and supposed all the free time we allegedly had, find myself running out of time to do much at all! Where do I start? Worked on my first contribution to an …
Cover Reveal!
I have another short story coming out in August - it's part of the Romance Writers of Australia Sweet Treats Anthology. I'm really excited to see my name amongst some of the other wonderful aspiring and emerging writers. This years theme is 'Cupcakes' and my story 'Miss Minnie's Courage and Cupcakes' is one of 15 …
Post Isolation, Pre-birthday Roundup!
For the majority of us, I suspect the last 6 months has been spent in upheaval, with worry and strife afflicting our daily lives. For me personally its been up and down but its nothing in comparison to the upturned lives of so many others. On the writerly front its been an amazing six months …
Release Day is here!
Hi Everyone! Release day for Easter Promises is here! I'd like to thank my fabulous co-authors Sarah Fiddelaers, Ava January and Clare Griffin for being great collaborators. I'd also like to thank Kerry Wagoner and Lou Greene for editing/beta'ing and to the amazing Jayne Kingsley who helped out with questions and guided us newbies through …
Writing Historical Fiction
One of my favourite things about writing is the research needed to write a factually correct story. This is especially the case when writing historical fiction. When I read historical fiction, I am often thrown out of a story if the fact presented doesn't feel quite right. Same goes for anachronistic language (language out of …
AND HERE SHE IS!
https://videopress.com/v/0YGVZQ2r?preloadContent=metadata Finally I can reveal what I and three other fabulous writers Clare Griffin Writer, Ava January and Sarah Fiddelaers have been working on these past two months! An Historical Anthology with stories set 1912-1942! Preorders are available now at https://www.amazon.com.au/dp/B0843DZHWM/ref=mp_s_a_1_2… (available as ebook and paper back)
Nancy Cunningham 