Comparing everyday marketing to household chores might seem like a bad idea, dropping it into the hated I-don’t-have-time-for-this jobs’ jar. But it is realistic in that it is SOMETHING THAT HAS TO BE DONE, regularly if not every day. Even if you are lucky enough to have an assistant to pass it off to, it still has to be done.

“The most important lesson I’ve learned is keep going. Don’t think all advice is the advice for you, but still listen and think about it; and every book is a new beginning – enjoy the ride.”

I love a quaint inn. I’ve never been to Vermont, though it is on my bucket list, but the setting at the inn on Halloween made me think of witches and then the Salem Witch Trials that took place near the area.  It made for the perfect backdrop for a story.

I’ve learned two things that are related:Strive to stretch, grow and improve as a writer with everyOnce the book is out in the world, people may love it or hate it and strangely some people will love the exact thing others hate. No matter. It’s out of your control. Move on to the next and write the best book you can write. Because no one else can write the book you will write.

My favourite summer reads were all romances but my writing colleagues review a wide range from biography through literature, women's fiction and thrillers. @AngellaWhitton @RaeCairnsAU @PamelaCookAU

Happy publication day to Caitlin and Corey, whose story Lion Dancing for Love is out in the wild today. I really fell in love with these two characters. It's a case of opposites attract - or is it?

On Sunday, I participated in the Sydney leg of the Australian Romance Readers Association's (ARRA) Romantic Rendezvous 2019. It was a wonderful day catching up with old friends and meeting new readers. 

One thing I’m currently living by is that you just have to keep on keeping on. It’s not always easy, but you’ve just got to get your eyes down, bum up and keep working and moving forward.

Disappointment had clouded her face when he’d broken their kiss. She felt something for him. That look proved it. He could only hope once she knew who he really was and why he was in her home town, she’d be able to forgive his subterfuge.

I always make time to read. It’s my safe place, my fun place, and the way I refill my creative well. Here are five five-star romance reads I recommend. At the bottom of my post you'll find links to the other, very different, recommendations from The Writers Dozen.

I really wanted to be a published novelist. I wanted it more than I feared failure and humiliation.

Rom-come at its best - messy and funny, heartbreaking and heartwarming.

The report co-authors and owners of The Ripped Bodice, Leah and Bea Koch, said they were motivated to conduct the study ‘because they often found themselves short of options when customers come in looking for traditionally published books by authors of color’.