08 May 2012 No Comments
We have just returned from a whirlwind tour of China, from Beijing in the north to Shanghai in the south, and everywhere in between. Highlights were the amazing Terracotta Warriors, the legendary Great Wall, the spectacular Reed Flute Caves (the Chinese certainly know how to use coloured lights and effects), the Three Gorges Dam (an [...]
by in Adventures, Non-fiction, Travel Tags: amazing, creativity, e-readers, imagination, inspiration, Pictures
23 Aug 2011 1 Comment
Did anyone read Rosemary Neill’s article in the Weekend Australian 13-14 August entitled Paging all authors? It was pretty depressing, really. We all know bookstores are slowly going out of business (just look at Borders and A&R) so that wasn’t new. And I guess many of us have had difficulty getting the major publishers to look at our [...]
by in Ebooks, Writing Tags: books and writing, e-books, e-readers, inspiration
19 Jun 2011 2 Comments
Recently I uploaded my first children’s book to amazon.com as a Kindle e-book and I so enjoyed using the free software they provided and creating my own cover. Jessie’s Ghosts is about a young girl who goes to stay with her nanna (who is hard of hearing and only has one television station) for the [...]
by in Ebooks Tags: children's fiction, e-books, e-readers
16 Jun 2011 1 Comment
You have no doubt all heard the recent announcement by Federal Small Business Minister Nick Sherry that most bookshops will ‘cease to exist’ in five years’ time. Well, if you’re like me you just love the feel of a paper book; holding it in your hands and carefully turning the pages. I get excited every time [...]