ROMANCE VS ROMANTIC FICTION

What’s the difference? I can tell you what I think. And I would surely love to hear what you think! Please make this gay boy happy and tell me.  And in the meantime, I’ll give you my thoughts….   Romance Read more

POINT OF VIEW: Possibility

We writers live in a strange and unsettling world of possibilities. Ideas spin around our heads at all hours, demanding we wake up at three in the morning to jot them down, or grab a napkin or piece of restroom Read more

But…someone already wrote it?

Being kind to ourselves when the muse is on unauthorised absence

On one of my previous monthly posts I talked about being kind to ourselves. I talked about making sure we’re only doing what really is important, not giving in to peer pressure or comparing ourselves with others, and mostly feeling Read more

Voices in our Heads: Dealing With Reader Expectations

It probably will come as no surprise to you to hear that writers spend a LOT of time with the voices in their heads. But you might not expect to hear that more often than not, rather than the voices Read more

Monthly Author Post – Anne Barwell – Love and Other Journeys

Last month I had the privilege of attending the annual RWNZ conference—this year’s title being Love and Other Journeys—in Christchurch. I was doubly excited about going as, although my dad was originally from Christchurch, I hadn’t been there for years. Read more