Category Archives: Books

E-Book Launch

Posted on April 7, 2014 by Karen Whitelaw

The long awaited collection, Mirrors, will be published tomorrow night! The authors have put up their feet now, and so can you while you enjoy the read. Here’s a taste of what you’ll find inside the cover. Mirrors is an … Continue reading →

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Mirrors – The Writing Workshop Anthology

Posted on March 10, 2014 by Karen Whitelaw

Remember your first time? The first time a piece of your writing was published? How your heart tap-danced on your ribs? How you wanted to stick your chest out proudly and at the same time hide under your bed? Remember … Continue reading →

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A Writer’s Glimpse of a Man Booker Winner

Posted on December 29, 2013 by Karen Whitelaw

I’ve started reading Eleanor Catton’s The Luminaries, winner of The 2013 Man-Booker Prize, and I’m in awe. It’s fiercely intelligent. The language consistently reflects the mid-19th century, and rolls along in an improbable mix of luxuriously precise prose. Sometimes I … Continue reading →

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Author Interviews – Zed Book Club

Posted on December 14, 2013 by Karen Whitelaw

Merry Christmas to all writers and readers. Here’s my Christmas gift to you: quality interviews with authors hosted by Zed Book Club on Radio 4ZZZ in Australia. I’m always scouring the internet for podcasts to listen to in the car … Continue reading →

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Is Writing a Waste of Time?

Posted on October 29, 2013 by Karen Whitelaw

New Australian research conducted by consultants Ernest & Young found the average employee wastes 50 minutes a day on work that will either be binned or not used. It obviously goes to show they didn’t survey many writers. After a … Continue reading →

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Pride & Prejudice “Cover to Cover”

Posted on August 11, 2013 by Karen Whitelaw

“It is a truth universally acknowledged, that a single man in possession of a good fortune, must be in want of a wife.” The Honourable Mr Darcy and Elizabeth Bennet-Darcy cordially invite you as their honoured guests to Newcastle’s Civic … Continue reading →

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