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The end of January is nigh, and I can’t quite believe we’re 1/12 down on 2020 already. I was going to write a post at the end of 2019 reflecting on the year and talking about my 2020 goals, but that seems a bit late now! Plus I’ve struggled a bit this year with ‘goals’. I realised that towards the end of last year, all of my goals were writing related. That doesn’t sound like a bad thing, but since writing is not just my passion but also my job, that meant I had nothing but work goals. I hadn’t set myself any personal or fitness goals for the second half of the year – and I watched my fitness shoot right off out the window thanks to a repetitive strain injury I got in my knee after too much hiking and bike-riding in Canada back in July.
So! This year I’ve set not just writing goals, but fitness and personal goals too. Now, on to the book updates!
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Recently when I’ve spoken to people about being an author, one of the first questions that comes up is “So how long does it actually take to write a book?”
This question sounds simple, but it seems to imply that an author will one day think “I’ll write a book about x topic” and then sit down at their computer and write it out, from start to finish, until (theoretically) a few months later they will type ‘the end’ and that’s that.
Ha! If ONLY!!
While every author is different, and will have a different writing process, here I’m going to break down some of the actual challenges and processes that it takes to turn an idea into a manuscript worthy of publishing.
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There’s no denying that writing a book is really bloody hard. But occasionally you get the opportunity to do some really cool, fun things in the name of writing research, and a week ago I did exactly that. EAT PRAY SHAG (the second book in the Laura the Explorer series) has a huge chunk of the story set up in Byron Bay, a wonderful semi-famous beachside town up in the northern part of NSW (about a nine hour drive north of Sydney). I’d been to Byron Bay four years ago, which is where the inspiration to set this book there came from, however as I was writing the first draft I found my memory of the place a little sketchy. Plus, a lot can change in a town in four years!
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I’m so excited to share with everyone the title for book 2 in the LAURA THE EXPLORER series: EAT, PRAY, SHAG. And here’s the blurb for the story:
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One of my favourite things about winter is escaping winter and taking a summer holiday in the northern hemisphere – which is exactly what I did for 4 weeks! It was a fantastic break (Hawaii, New York, Canada) but I’ve been back for a couple of weeks now and am straight back into writing work.
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