Keep a diary and one day it’ll keep you
—Mae West
This endorsement for Ex is quite a thrill for me as I really admired Dirt Town by Hayley Scrivenor, and now she's followed it up with something quite special. I was lucky to get an ARC copy of Girl Falling prior to publication date and you can see my review on Goodreads here
Editing and cover design has all been happening over the last months and is now drawing towards finalisation. Release is scheduled for September, which is so close now. It won't be long and I'll be revealing the cover... In the meanwhile, I've been blessed with a few endorsements to share. I'm a big fan of Matthew Spencer's writing, so this is a bit of a dream I don't want to be pinched out of!
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Books are made, not like children, but like pyramids, with a well thought-out plan — Gustave Flaubert
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The road trip continues and on my way back north from Clunes Booktown Festival 2024 I'll be pausing in Canberra once again and running two workshops at Libraries ACT at their Belconnen branch in Chandler Street. The Friday session will cater specifically to a teenaged audience, but on Saturday there will be this one for adult writers. The workshop is free, but bookings are essential. See here for more information.
The road trip continues and on my way back north from Clunes Booktown Festival 2024 I'll be pausing in Canberra once again and running two workshops at Libraries ACT at their Belconnen branch in Chandler Street. The Friday session will cater specifically to a teenaged audience.
The workshop is free, but bookings are essential. See here for more information.
This author panel is promising to be fantastic. Two debut authors, Steph Vizard (author of The Love Contract) and Lillian Lumley (author of The Ones in Between) and one feted prize winner, Carrie Tiffany (author of Everyman's Rules for Scientific Living, Mateship with Birds and Exploded View). What a line up! Come and hear me talk to them about their work and their Tales of Love.
You can find the full Clunes program here and the link to this event here.
Very pleased to be invited back for this marvellous festival with its focus on books and writing. At 9.30 on Sunday morning the early birds who join me will be doing a two-hour workshop together and getting inspired to write.
See the link to the full Clunes program here and my workshop event here.
Alicia has consulted from her company efolio since 2000. She is available for teaching and speaking engagements.
