One Word Wisdom With Author Kaaron Warren

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1. What is the best thing about being an author? 
Creation

2. WhatΓÇÖs the worst thing? 
Self-doubt

3. How did writing your novel The Grief Hole make you feel? 
Scared

4. What do you hope it brings its readers? 
Hope

5. What else do you like to do? 
Talk

6. Who has influenced your writing the most? 
Fremlin

7. What has been your biggest career reward?
Response

8. What is the most important contribution an author can make to the world?
Continue

9. WhatΓÇÖs your biggest writing goal? 
Infinite

10. WhatΓÇÖs next? 
More

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Kaaron Warren has been publishing horror and science fiction for more than 20 years. SheΓÇÖs won awards close to home (the Canberra Critics Circle Award) and far away (the Shirley Jackson Award). Kaaron has lived in Melbourne, Sydney, Canberra and Fiji. SheΓÇÖs sold more than 200 short stories, three novels (the multi-award-winning Slights, Walking the Tree and Mistification) and six short story collections including the multi-award-winning Through Splintered Walls. Her latest novel is The Grief Hole (IFWG Publishing Australia) will launch at the Canberra Writers Festival in August 2016.

Pre-order The Grief Hole ifwgaustralia/2016/07/10/print-preorders-the-grief-hole-by-kaaron-warren/" target="_blank">here, and learn more about 
Kaaron's fabulous books at her kaaronwarren.wordpress/" target="_blank">website.

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One Word Wisdom With Author/Illustrator Christina Booth

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1. What is the best thing about being an author? 
Uniqueness

2. WhatΓÇÖs the worst thing? 
Isolation

3. How did creating your picture book Too Many Sheep make you feel? 
Happy

4. What do you hope it brings its readers? 
Happiness

5. What else do you like to do? 
Read

6. Who has influenced your writing the most? 
Dahl

7. What has been your biggest career reward?
Readers

8. What is the most important contribution an author/illustrator can make to the world?
Hope

9. WhatΓÇÖs your biggest writing goal? 
Persistence

10. WhatΓÇÖs next? 
Words

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Christina works from her Launceston studio overlooking a lake and a variety of wildlife. She illustrates her own books and great stories for other authors. A number of her books have won awards including Kip (Windy Hollow Books), the story of a noisy rooster living in the city, which won an Honour Book Award in the 2010 CBCA (ChildrenΓÇÖs Book Council of Australia) Book of the Year Awards and Welcome Home (Ford Street Publishing), the story of a whale as she returns to her ancestors home, which won the Environmental Award for Children's Literature in 2014.

Christina's latest book, Too Many Sheep, is out now! Learn more about her fabulous books at her christinabooth/" target="_blank">website.

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