Both of our kids have now left home for university. We live in a rural area of Australia, and we've known for years that our kids would have to leave home for higher education. We've always had pets, and over the years we've had a variety of animals pass through our house. There's always at … Continue reading People and Their Animal Friends
Year: 2014
My Blog is my Soapbox
This week I've been reflecting on why I post on my blog. I originally began this blog because I'm now a published author, and all of the best information sites suggested that it was important to blog "and get your writing out there in the world of social media."Obviously that's quite a self serving reason … Continue reading My Blog is my Soapbox
Writing, Writing and Continuing to Dream
It's been busy. We've just come back from three weeks overseas in Canada and the US, and I'm about to launch back into my day job, while of course continuing to write.Hague Publishing has just sent the file of Frontier Incursion to the printer. It was released as an eBook in late September 2012, and … Continue reading Writing, Writing and Continuing to Dream
Creativity And Self Expression: Are We Crushing Them Out Of Our Girls With Pink?
I've been pondering a few things about creativity and self expression lately. If you've been following this blog you'll know that we recently went skiing in Whistler. On the first morning, I was sitting at the base of Whistler Mountain waiting nervously for my lesson. (For an explanation of the nervousness, see this post.) As I sat there, … Continue reading Creativity And Self Expression: Are We Crushing Them Out Of Our Girls With Pink?
Hague Publishing’s January Newsletter!
Hague Publishing's January Newsletter!Frontier Incursion will be available from late March in paperback, and Frontier Resistance will be published this year as well!
How Being Ordinary is Wonderful
Years ago, when we lived in the Pilbara Region of Western Australia, we were briefly part of a bushwalking and abseiling business. We'd transferred some of our skills as part of the local SES Vertical Rescue team into a small business venture. At the time, I was an instructor and team leader in vertical rescue, … Continue reading How Being Ordinary is Wonderful
Editing
I'm in the middle of editing the manuscript for Frontier Resistance, and I'm finding it an interesting process, the second time around. It's not enormously different, but it is less confronting and less daunting. I've spoken at a few events about my first book, and I've usually described the manuscript acceptance notification as "interesting." There's … Continue reading Editing
After the First Published Book
Frontier Incursion was published at the end of 2012, and for the better part of the last fifteen months I've been writing nearly every day.When I began writing Frontier Incursion, I thought I'd finish the whole story in one book. After I'd written about 150,000 words I realised that I wasn't anywhere near the end at … Continue reading After the First Published Book
Leonie Rogers 