SHORT & SWEET REVIEW: EARLY ONE MORNING BY VIRGINA BAILY
Note, the format of my Short and Sweet reviews differs in that they simply comprise the book blurb and a short response (hence, the short
Note, the format of my Short and Sweet reviews differs in that they simply comprise the book blurb and a short response (hence, the short

Earlier this year I was challenged to write a 10,000-word romance story for submission to a small local publisher, Serenity Press. I resisted at first,

What do you do when creativity is at a low point? A few family issues put a dampener on my creativity last week. Worrying, over-analysing and trying

What do cats and sunsets have in common? The only thing I can think of is the ‘ts’ at the end of each word …

THE SADDLER BOYS Author: Fiona Palmer Penguin Australia RRP $32.99 Review: Monique Mulligan Fiona Palmer deftly draws contemporary issues into a rural setting in her latest novel, The Saddler

A former English teacher, Barbara Hannay is a city-bred girl with a yen for country life. Many of her forty-plus books are set in rural

THE SECRET YEARS Author: Barbara Hannay Michael Joseph Australia RRP $32.99 Review: Monique Mulligan The Secret Years was my introduction to the writing of Barbara Hannay – and a

This week Louise and I found inspiration in our gardens (and why not – so much inspiration in a spring garden). My photo is of the
Note, the format of my Short and Sweet reviews differs in that they simply comprise the book blurb and a short response (hence, the short

This month, scores of my writer friends are preparing to take on the yearly NaNoWriMo (National Novel Writing Month) challenge with varying amounts of gusto,