Monthly Author Post – Anne Barwell – Authors in RL

Writing can be a very lonely existence, especially when the only people who ‘get you’ don’t live close by. I am very lucky in that I am part of a great online community, but each of the few times I Read more

Monthly Author Post – Anne Barwell – Write What You Know

At the library we have a monthly writers’ group called Writers Table. It’s a very small group, and we all come from very different writing backgrounds, including fiction, memoirs, and non-fiction. Two of us are published, the others aren’t. It’s Read more

Monthly Author Post – Anne Barwell – Rainbow Down Under

It’s been an exciting month for rainbow authors and readers down under. Belonging to three active online LGBTQ groups has given me a fabulous sense of community. When Gillian St. Kevern and I first founded the New Zealand Rainbow Romance Read more

Monthly Author Post – Anne Barwell – Armageddon

I’m a bit of a geek as people who know me are very aware of. There’s a reason why Ben in The Sleepless City is a total comics geek and a huge Nightwing fan. We don’t have much in New Read more

Monthly Author Post – Anne Barwell – New Beginning

I debated what to call this blog post, then decided New Beginning was the way to go. Last week I revisited a series I’d wanted to write for several years, opened a new word doc, set it up and started Read more

Monthly Author Post – Anne Barwell – Changing Lanes

Up to a couple of years ago I’d always write one story at a time, finish it, and move onto the next one. So why the change? When I started co-writing, with sending a manuscript to my partner in crime, Read more