As requested, this week in my Friday blog post I am posting a text transcript of my interview with Roz Hopkins at the Byron Writers Festival. Roz Hopkins: First you could tell us a little bit about your path as a writer, because I know you've got three books, so lets start from the beginning... Continue Reading →
Author Talk Videos from Byron Writers Festival
Parts One and Two of my author talk at the Byron Writers Festival on Sunday 7th August 2016, speaking with Roz Hopkins from local publishing company Captain Honey, talking about my publishing journey and my new book, Paid To Dance: Stripping Past & Present. Unfortunately there was an issue with the filming of the second... Continue Reading →
Reflections On My First Writers Festival Part Two
Part Two: Festival Day Already sleep deprived from a month of preparation, I had not a wink of sleep the night before my festival appearance. When I got out of bed at 6.30am, it was pure adrenaline that kick started me into the day. I left my friend Sonia's house at Lennox Head, and drove... Continue Reading →
Reflections on My First Writer’s Festival: Part One: The Lead-Up
Part One: The Lead-Up The above photo is the product of an exercise I undertook during a book marketing and promotion seminar in May of this year. The seminar was being delivered by the marketing director of a prominent Australian publishing house. Each participant had been given a number of sticky post-it notes to write... Continue Reading →