Welcome!Pull up a chair and settle in to read all about today’s author. I have had the pleasure of meeting our guest and her books are pretty darn fab!Are you comfy?Good.Let’s jump on in then! Who are you and what makes you tick?Denise Fitzpatrick is a born and bred New Zealander who developed a passion … Continue reading Author Interrogations: Denise Fitzpatrick
Kiwi author
Rain drops keep falling
Last week was a big week for me. I finished the first and second drafts [Indigo Romeo Lima]. Little thing you need to know ... first, second, third, however many drafts are the same file. No one re-writes the entire manuscript. It's one file. It'll be one file until it's gone through editing and all … Continue reading Rain drops keep falling
Author Interrogation: Andrene Low
Let's welcome my lovely friend, Andrene Low. We had many a laugh over the years because if you don't laugh you'll cry. The publishing industry is not for the faint hearted and our corner is definitely more fun because of Andrene! WHO AM I?I'm Andrene Low, a multi-genre author who finds joy in crafting stories … Continue reading Author Interrogation: Andrene Low
The process
This morning I was looking at the [Indigo Romeo lima] file, sitting there at almost 82K, wondering where the hell this story is going. 🙂 That's a normal state of affairs for me. I never really know how something is going to play out. Won't really tell you too much about it because I don't … Continue reading The process
Author Interrogation: Bruce Melrose
Kia ora, Come on in and get comfy. You’re probably going to need a cuppa or maybe a beer, depending on the time of day. You do you, no judgement here.Let me introduce you to Bruce Melrose. He’s a friend of mine and an all around good egg. What makes you tick, Bruce?I’m a typical … Continue reading Author Interrogation: Bruce Melrose
Author Interrogations: Catherine Lea
Kia ora, Welcome to the 2024 series of Author Interrogations. If you’ve been around as long as me, you might recall I used to run these on Blogger. I think Killerbyte had just come out. So that was 2009 and I was new to this publishing gig, at the time my publisher was a South … Continue reading Author Interrogations: Catherine Lea
Remember the post about WHY?
I'm sure you do, it was recently? I don't know, I thought it was. Anywho, knowing your why and knowing your characters why is incredibly helpful and important to the writing process. It's all about staying curious. When you stop asking questions the story will die. Why isn't the only question but it is the … Continue reading Remember the post about WHY?
The thing I miss the most …
Sounds ominous really, doesn't it? The thing I miss the most from the bookshop years - getting to talk to many many authors. Yep. That's what I miss. Talking to authors. Discussing how we work, why we work that way, what's coming up. All the things. Especially having a good laugh (usually about something shitty … Continue reading The thing I miss the most …
We’re doing a thing!
Excuse me a moment, just quickly, before you run off ... we're doing a thing. From Wednesday August 28th there will be scheduled 'Author Interrogations' every Wednesday and Saturday.What fun! You get to meet and interact with a whole lot of really great writers, some of them I've known for years but some are new … Continue reading We’re doing a thing!
There’s another weekend coming …
As long as that keeps happening, all is not lost. 🙂 I might get some writing in, I definitely will not be making lofty writing plans. Why would I? Really? I know this book is moving steadily. I know I'm on track for a June/July launch next year. As long as I keep going, it'll … Continue reading There’s another weekend coming …
Cat Connor 