SHAEDEN BERRY “Write what you’re passionate about.”
Q&A with Shaeden Berry on her second novel, At Cafe 64.
JODIE FITZSIMONS “I’m very passionate now about the idea of forging your own path and finding ways to make things happen for yourself.”
Q&A with Jodie Fitzsimons on Wombat the Copycat
DEB JORDAN “Join a writing group, whether it’s in real life or online.”
Q&A with debut women’s suspense author, Deb Jordan
JACQUELINE DE ROSE-AHERN “The more you keep writing and sharing, the more you will learn, develop and grow.”
Q&A with Jacqueline de Rose-Ahern on The Missing Book and The Secret Ingredient, the first two books in her new Ariana Treasure series of six Junior Fiction books due for realease this year!
VALERIE G MILLER “ I decided that if I was to follow my dream, I needed to start now. My dream? To write a novel (and novels) to be published.”
Q&A with historical fiction author Valerie G Miller on her debut novel There’s Something About You, Olivia Bennet
AMY FREUND “Your story has value and deserves to be heard and read, so keep trying!”
Q&A with debut children’s author Amy Freund
TESS WOODS “If you have big dreams then don’t be afraid to dream big!”
Q&A with Tess Woods on The Venice Hotel
LISA KENWAY “There will always be another opportunity.”
Q&A with Lisa Kenway on her debut novel All You Took From Me
CASEY NOTT “Published or not, we all have creative worth and it’s important to remember that.”
Q&A with debut contemporary fiction author, Casey Nott
R.W.R. MCDONALD “Crime fiction lets me go dark whereas picture books make me go light – which is a great balance.”
Q&A with R.W.R. McDonald on his debut picture book Happy Millionth Birthday
LIZ FOSTER “If you’ve written a novel and you can feel in your bones (and based on feedback) that it’s really got potential, keep going.”
Q&A with Liz Foster, debut author of The Good Woman’s Guide to Making Better Choices
ANNE FREEMAN “No one else in the world sees things as you do, so use that.”
Q&A with author Anne Freeman on Me That You See
KYLIE ORR “When I was longlisted in The Richell Prize, I cried. I knew it would be the turning point. And it was.”
Q&A with Kylie Orr on her second novel, The Eleventh Floor
NAOMI SHIPPEN “Rejection is inevitable, but you have to keep going.”
Q&A with Naomi Shippen on her debut thriller novel, Far From Harm.
JESS KITCHING “Querying was tough though, and I was debating giving up right before I received my offer from Kingsley.”
Kelly’s Writerly Q&A with Jess Kitching