Top of the charts (Friday Fictioneers) PHOTO PROMPT © Rochelle Wisoff-Fields It was announced online. They were the best band in the world. Their costumes a spectacular mix of visual effects and prosthetics. Green horns, gray skin, large eyes and sharp teeth. The kids loved the lyrical nonsense…

And more book spotlights: 5. Life In Instalments by Danielle Sortorelli – memoir 6. Cobra Pose by Susan Rogers and John Roosen – thriller 7. Klaria’s Battle by Heather Ewings – Fantasy 8. Outback Odyssey by Paul Rushworth-Brown – Historical #booksky #ReadMoreAussieBooks #AustralianAuthors #podcast

Book Spotlights this ep: 1. Mistress of Amber and Flame by Maria Linwood - fantasy 2. Flight by @Anne Vines – Historical 3. Shitty Grit by @Claire Parkinson – memoir 4. Always eat the weird stuff by @iambokitty.bsky.social Bo Kitty – memoir #ReadMoreAussieBooks #podcasts #AustralianAuthors #BookSky

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You can watch the ep here and learn how to use agnosthesia, tarrion or proluctance in a sentence (thanks John Koenig). #ReadMoreAussieBooks #WritingCommunity #AustralianAuthors #ReadingCommunity #WritingPrize Watch here: youtu.be/1828RrRIKp8

In Ep150 @veronicastrachan.bsky.social & @writerlauriebell.bsky.social chat books, news & events. We chat to Ginny Grant, founder of Bakers Lane Books & the recently launched Fearless Prize for an unpublished manuscript by an Australian woman writer. Plus book spotlights, quotes and so much more...

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Time to waste (Friday Fictioneers) PHOTO PROMPT © Sandra Crook The chair beside her was empty. It hadn’t been enough time. They were supposed to be together forever. They’d arrived on this planet, escaping the long tentacles of the law and taken on these earthly forms only ten turns ago. They’d…

Perchance to dream (Friday Fictioneers) PHOTO PROMPT © Yvette Prior It was an ode. A shrine. A shrine to what? People of another planet. One long passed. We wondered what it was a shrine to? Vehicles? Landmasses? Did they have these sweepy, bulbous shapes with long skinny necks? Where were the…

Or if need just the fabulous audio. Head to your favourite podcast platform and click on the ep. Give us a ⭐or two if you enjoy all the writing chat. #ReadMoreAussieBooks #booksky #podcasts #writingcommunity #ReadMore #YoungAdultBooks #AusAuthors www.buzzsprout.com/1718602/episodes/17747522

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Ep 148 has @veronicastrachan.bsky.social & @writerlauriebell.bsky.social in the Writer's Room and under the (book) covers with Miranda Luby & Holly Cardemone, two writers who capture some of life’s most precious and unique moments through a #YA lens. #ReadMoreAussieBooks #booksky #AussieAuthors

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Lost and Found (Friday Fictioneers) PHOTO PROMPT © Ted Strutz The tiggy game between the siblings began when Kellie grabbed Daz’s hat and took off over sticks, twigs, shrubs and rocks, nearly twisting an ankle, hearing the bellow of her brother chasing after her. She stumbled to a halt. Daz caught…

Vigil (Friday Fictioneers) PHOTO PROMPT © Dale Rogerson We kept vigil. Night after night. In the hopes they’d come back. The house lay empty behind us. We hadn’t stepped foot inside. All Terry had been able to report the night it happened was bright lights coming from the sky. The hovering ship.…

And more book spotlights: 5. The River Blade by T.R. Thompson – #sciencefiction 6. The War Within Me by Tracy Ryan – #historicalfiction #ReadmoreAussiebooks #Readmore #booksky #writingcommunity #readers

Book spotlights this ep include 4 children's #picturebooks: 1. Dogs, A Counting and Comparing Book by Frances Mackay 2. Nature Ninja Saves the Natural World by Tania Moloney 3. Jana’s Brightly Coloured Socks by Sally Fetouh 4. A Day on the Brine by Susea Spray #ReadMoreAussieBooks #booksky

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You can watch and listen to where the inspiration came from and what brought the trio together on YouTube or Spotify. #ReadMoreAussieBooks #BookSky #Mystery #graphicnovel youtu.be/m4J4LG-5N8g

Podcast Ep147 @veronicastrachan.bsky.social & @writerlauriebell.bsky.social have news, quotes & book spotlights & the creatives of The Brownout Murders, a graphic novel based on a horrifying true event. Luke & Kelly Jackson & Maya Graham share their creative process & more. #ReadMoreAussieBooks

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I pick the time and place (Friday Fictioneers) PHOTO PROMPT © Lisa Fox End one way. Yeah, ain’t that the truth. We up against them aliens. Have you seen the shapeships? Giant behemoths. We ain’t got nothin’ with the kinda fire power it would take to light ‘em up. We well and truly screwed. And…

Tonight’s the night (Friday Fictioneers) PHOTO PROMPT – © J Hardy Carroll It was only in certain light that you saw them. One day a year. At dawn. For five minutes. Two tiny white dresses. Then they were gone. I’ve studied the phenomenon for several years now. Waiting in the dark. Waiting for…

You can watch Ep#146 on YouTube and Spotify. #ReadMoreAussieBooks #AusWrites #Booksky #Readers #Writers #podcasts youtu.be/Z18gsleYekw

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More book spotlights: 4. The Woman in the Well by Dmetri Kakmi - #fantasy 5. Where the Dust Settles by Duncan Graham – #historicalfiction 6. Le Seconde by Angelina Mastrippolito – #biography #memoir #ReadMoreAussieBooks #AusWrites #Booksky #Readers #Writers

Book spotlights: 1. Friends of the Flood by Rhyll Ganter – #middlegrade 2. Golden by @JadeTimms – #YoungAdult #YA 3. Dead Man’s Pose by Susan Rogers and Rick Roosen - #mystery #thriller #crime #ReadMoreAussieBooks #AusWrites #Booksky #Readers #Writers

Ep#146 veronicastrachan.bsky.social & writerlauriebell.bsky.social talk quirky secondhand book shops. Laurie chats with #speculativefiction author & musician shiggins.bsky.social about his words, music & Aurealis the magazine. We share book spotlights, quotes + more. #ReadMoreAussieBooks #booksky

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Planned obsolescence (Friday Fictioneers) PHOTO PROMPT © Jen Pendergast Oh, how it hurts to be replaced by a shiny, pretty new thing. They do say that these days the new things don’t last long… they are too delicate… break quickly… designed to be replaced. Not like us old things. Built to last. It…

What do you see? (Friday Fictioneers) PHOTO PROMPT © Marie Gail Stratford They said you had to hold it and gaze into it for at least six hours to get the most benefit from the healing magic. Eight. Why not seven? Or five for that matter? Eight was oddly specific. Many viewed it as a waste of time.…

I'm thinking this didn't get enough boosts, because 2 days after I posted the thread, writers from Australia, the UK and the US are still replying wanting to be added. Can we share this around some more #WritingCommunity? Maybe enough to do a second thread?

Unsolicited writing advice, no. 178: The benefits of writing for pleasure are many: it helps literacy, interpersonal skills, vocabulary; even lowers blood pressure. It's fun. It's therapeutic. And guess what? You can enjoy all these things without ever seeking to become a professional writer.

Tomorrow (Wednesday the 30th) Summer of Science Fiction & Fantasy: Martha Wells in conversation with Kate Elliott July 30 @ 6:00 pm – 7:30 pm Register at this link: www.clarionwest.org/event/summer...

Hey. Hey. Please don’t wait for an indie book series to be finished before you pick up the books. Just buy them. Don’t wait. So MANY indie series never get finished because the author gets zero sales on the opening volumes and gives up. Give them a reason to keep going. Buy the books.

"I don't know where all my money goes" Also me:

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Love stories? @veronicastrachan.bsky.social & @writerlauriebell.bsky.social chat with @madeleinedeste.bsky.social & @zenashapter.bsky.social talking dark & stormy stories, worldbuilding, Australian flavour & writing advice for emerging writers. #ReadMoreAussieBooks #Horror #folklore #Fantasy #scifi

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Begin again (Friday Fictioneers) PHOTO PROMPT © Dale Rogerson It was called the magic tree by kids on their way to school. They created mad adventures using the stump as their character. Magical. Mystical. Mysteries abounded. It used to be more than the stories it starred in. Magic was right. This…

In this special episode on the fabulous Words & Nerds Podcast, Kristin Darell and I chat about the pros and pitfalls of writing for different ages. What considerations and adjustments do you have to make? How do you know where your story fits? Enjoy! danivee.com.au/746-takeover...

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Ep144 has @veronicastrachan.bsky.social & @writerlauriebell.bsky.social sharing industry news, writerly events & ideas for getting your books into libraries & local stories. Laurie chats with author Elly Both about her book ADHD for Kids. We have Book Spotlights & lots more. #ReadMoreAussieBooks

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How to spend the days (Friday Fictioneers) PHOTO PROMPT © Sandra Crook She watched from the top of the tower. They gathered in groups, wearing strange clothing, speaking strange languages. She watched them, eagerly noting the changes. Tracking the passage of time. It made the years pass more…

A new fun interview… with me! Read it now at the link below! 😊