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Book Shops, Travel

Travels to Hobart

My apologies for the lack of post but I've been in Hobart, Tasmania (that's the little island at the bottom right-hand side of Australia for those who don't know much about the land of Oz). I attended my husband's cousin's wedding (congratulations to Alex and Elena) but still managed to get around to a couple… Continue reading Travels to Hobart

Book Review Directory, Books, Reviews

February Book Review Round Up

A bit of a slow month as I only read six books, but it was a good mix. All good and all three to four star raters: ****    "Australia's best Garden Guides: Climbers and Creepers" by Allen Gilbert ***1/2   "Elemental Kingdoms: Darkness Descends" by Peter Arvo and Lauren Arvo ***     "Anita Cobby The Crime… Continue reading February Book Review Round Up

Vanity Press, Writers Journey

Update on my Vanity Press post

A member of my writer's group has recently (this week) been on the receiving end of a set of emails and text messages from a Vanity Press company.  He's being offered a "great" half-price "deal" on publishing packages. When I looked at what was included in the package, 90% of it can be sourced for free by the author directly… Continue reading Update on my Vanity Press post