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It's been awhile... but I've had an idea.
It has been a very, very long time since my last blog post but today I have something new I wanted to write about. For those of you who...
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diwalkerbooks
Dec 20, 20233 min read
A change in the process.
It has been quite a while since I have written a blog post, and with 2023 coming to an end I thought it would be a good time to jump back...
diwalkerbooks
Apr 29, 20233 min read
Nearly there...
July 1st is publication date for Saving Charli. There's been a lot of work that has been done since I signed with Scholastic Australia...
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Apr 1, 20233 min read
Part 2 - Oh umm is now a good time to tell you...
My memory of the Covid lockdown is now a bit of a blur. I remember very clearly what happened, but the timeline of it all, well, not so...
diwalkerbooks
Mar 25, 20232 min read
Some news to share - Part 1.
It has been quite some time since I have added to my blog. Like everyone else, there was Covid, post Covid, and then finding the normalcy...
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Apr 16, 20212 min read
Launch time
It's here. Every Thing We Keep - a story about 13 year old Agatha, is now in book stores - it's on the shelf - often right next to...
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Mar 12, 20213 min read
Social media
I didn't have any social media accounts before 2018. I knew what they were, had friends on them but I hadn't ventured there at all. Just...
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Mar 5, 20213 min read
Reactions - from tears to meh...
Recently, two of my colleagues at work, Merryn and Kirsten, read Unpacking Harper Holt. They each got their own copy, read it at the same...
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Feb 19, 20213 min read
Step away from the manuscript!
In the last month, getting Everything We Keep ready for printing, I had the opportunity to read through the last proof, not once but...
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Feb 5, 20213 min read
It isn't your book anymore, is it?
After you sign the contract, hand over the rights, don't they just do what they want with it? Don't you give up the control of your...
diwalkerbooks
Nov 20, 20203 min read
It's not personal...
There was a time, before emails, zooms, portals and online banking, when a writer would type out a manuscript, package it up and send it,...
diwalkerbooks
Nov 6, 20203 min read
Writer's Block - it's real
I can't write. I mean, I'm writing this blog, and having fun doing it, but I'm not writing anything else. Nothing. Zip. Crickets. It's...
diwalkerbooks
Oct 30, 20204 min read
Editing Part 3: Research
You may not think that a middle grade contemporary novel, or a junior series, needs a lot of research (I certainly didn't) but there is...
diwalkerbooks
Oct 9, 20203 min read
Editing Part 2: Crying is good
I have four completed manuscripts, one published, one in its way and two waiting their turn (fingers crossed). Whilst they are different...
diwalkerbooks
Oct 2, 20204 min read
Editing Part 1: Feedback
You're not quite finished. I think I'll need a cup of tea. I remember Nancy Conescu (editor of Unpacking Harper Holt) telling me the...
diwalkerbooks
Sep 11, 20205 min read
But I did a spell check...
Editing. I had absolutely no idea. When I finished my first complete manuscript, two thoughts came to mind: 'I did it!' which was...
diwalkerbooks
Aug 28, 20204 min read
Ideas... from where?
In the last post, I mentioned that there are three frequently asked questions, and I answered number three. I like to have a sense of...
diwalkerbooks
Aug 24, 20203 min read
Make a plan... or not?
There are three most frequently asked questions: Where do you get your ideas from? How long does it take to write a book? How much...
diwalkerbooks
Aug 23, 20202 min read
Just write...
I write early in the morning. It's Harper's fault. She started it. When I began writing my first novel, Unpacking Harper Holt, finding...
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