New Release: The Holiday Romance
Available now in print and digital. Click here to get your own copy! “He reflected on why he’d come to South Australia in the first place. He realised that he owed it to himself to find out whether having something …
Author: Lara Russell
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I’ve been a bit quiet, I know. A particular lockdown and the resulting COVID restrictions have been a bit more consuming lately and so has finishing up at work before leave. On the other hand, The Holiday Romance has just …
Eurovision 2021!
As I’m watching the Euro Vision 2021 final from Australia in the early hours of the morning, I’m reminded of how far we’ve come over the last year and two months. By ‘we’ I mean ‘us’ as a collective world-wide …
Minor characters
When it comes to characters, especially minor characters, it can be a challenge for writers to think of them as they should appear to do, themselves. Stick with me on this one – the thing is, minor characters don’t ‘think’ …
If 2020 was a villain
When we’ll think about the year 2020 in years to come, it will almost certainly be easiest to remember it for one thing only, COVID-19, and all the devastation it has caused. But when it comes right to it, is …
COVID-19 has changed us
The Coronavirus has really done a number on us, hasn’t it? Don’t get me wrong, the impact on some of us hasn’t nearly been as drastic compared to people who have lost their jobs, or those who are sick or …
Observing reality
In 2015, scientists at the Australian National University proved that at a Quantum level, reality does not actually exist until we measure it (i.e. we observe it). This got me thinking – wouldn’t it be something, if this wasn’t solely …
Portable writing
How are you going? Are you doing okay? I have been working from home since social distancing started, i.e. since March. And outside of work or spending time with family or doing normal things, I have been editing Book 2. …
Experiencing music
Have you ever wondered why different people have different tastes in music? No? It may very well just be me. But I believe that not unlike everything else in life, our experience of music is subjective. Our likes and dislikes …
What’s in a name?
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Coming up with character names, especially minor character names, can be challenging. Long after protagonists’ names have been established, an unexpected change in the plot can result in having to name another character when all you want to do is …