A Dent In My Reading Stash

2.bpspot/-TmUM0aZORrg/V4rrsi3mX_I/AAAAAAABIeU/JDhyyZ2lOycJFXYqK6bho1trAoToAzPkQCLcB/s1600/xsense-and-sensibility.jpgspeed.ic.n_9IFC58e4.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"> Hello! I've had a truly lovely school holiday break. I had every intention of consistently pausing,...

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Book Week 2016 Highlights

3.bpspot/-vBjIVSRRFfg/V7_b0-mjWAI/AAAAAAABI0Q/FvD1n1K5AggINbztMfH28bl9rWsCTl_kgCLcB/s1600/Book%2BFairy%2BRichardson%2BPS.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"> I've just hung up my book bag after a full and sensational Book Week here in Canberra. It's such an enriching, fulfilling...

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Beijing Tai Tai Turns Chinese

3.bpspot/-UmPDczzzuTY/V46vFnmmBnI/AAAAAAABIfo/seM6eb0f5VUcWIq-0rW4Ai-hwNZi6zBxQCLcB/s1600/Beijing%2BTai%2BTai%2BChinese%2Bversion.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"> I loved living in China (2005 - 2009). Absolutely loved it. It changed my life--and the life of my family--in...

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Ask Tania: Picture Book Structure--Circular, Narrative, Characters, Rhyming--Help!

4.bpspot/-SnBPCvBxqpI/Uvg0wqyDY5I/AAAAAAAA6SU/0I1gyrb7yG8/s1600/ask+tania.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"> Dear Tania, I've started writing children's stories and am dreaming up some picture books. I've been reading a lot about typical book structures (set-up, incident, events, climax,...

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Ask Tania: What's The Best Way To Work Towards Becoming A Full-Time Author?

4.bpspot/-SnBPCvBxqpI/Uvg0wqyDY5I/AAAAAAAA6SU/0I1gyrb7yG8/s1600/ask+tania.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"> Dear Tania, What's the best way to work towards becoming a full-time author? Cathy Hi Cathy, I could write 1000 paragraphs on this! And even then, it would...

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Ask Tania: Non-Fiction Picture Books--Where Do I Start When Submitting To Publishers?

4.bpspot/-SnBPCvBxqpI/Uvg0wqyDY5I/AAAAAAAA6SU/0I1gyrb7yG8/s1600/ask+tania.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"> Dear Tania,  My question is about approaching publishers with non-fiction picture books. I'm aware how to submit fiction picture books, but is there a difference with non-fiction?...

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One Word Wisdom With Author Kaaron Warren

3.bpspot/-8gqgSGsnnyI/V5mwaADmZqI/AAAAAAABIi0/Yche7kZDs88bj3ziE6_AnOIc5cQ3V5cQgCLcB/s1600/KW%2Bfinal_warp_blurb2_leftaligned_135x216.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"> 1. What is the best thing about being an author?  Creation 2. WhatΓÇÖs the worst thing?  Self-doubt...

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Australia Illustrated Is In My Hands - Gasp!

2.bpspot/-XQIF7IW0cGA/V8ylej65ZGI/AAAAAAABI78/e4goq-qqLDY9DNui6vJcwLzp9DuC3ke1gCLcB/s1600/sneak%2Bpage.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"> GASP! It's in my hands! Like, my fingers are touching it! My first illustrated book, Australia Illustrated, out 1 November 2016--with a...

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Cbca Act Branch Christmas Book Appeal

3.bpspot/-YX1TO017U-w/V57MyoaPhwI/AAAAAAABIjU/x-Yx6iuFKxAFMI_I4eWaFjKnvIlpCEAOQCLcB/s1600/IMG_1297%2B%2528002%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"> Veronica Melville (CBCA ACT Appeal Coordinator), Diana Richards (ALIA), Sarah Steed (Libraries ACT), Minister Meegan...

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