For our Celebration of Indie Excellence today, author Juliet Madison is hosting an interview with me about my book. You can read it on her blog here. Juliet Madison is a writer of humorous and heart-warming women's fiction, embracing life, love, and magical new beginnings. She lives on the south coast of NSW, Australia, (close to me) where she works from home and homeschools her son. Juliet has written several short stories and three full length manuscripts, which you can read about here. She has a blog where she shares author interviews, competitions, and marketing tips for authors, and can also be found on Twitter and Facebook. … [Read more...]
What do historical fiction and YA magical realism have in common?
The answer to that one is as varied as your imagination, but now that you're reading, I'll share the one that came to my mind - they both have an author. In this case, both author's have books are also on the Awesome Indies. Today, Historical Fiction and Awesome Indie author, Lisa J Yarde has an interview with me on her blog. Pop on over to the Brooklynn Scribbler to read an interview where I talk about how You Can't Shatter Me aims to empower bystanders of bullying to not be afraid to step in and do something about it. You can find out more about Lisa and her books on her Amazon Author Page. … [Read more...]
‘Give Me a Break’ book trailer number one
I'm bubbling over with excitement because I've had lots of fun returning to my artistic roots over the last couple of days (note the new Give Me a Break theme images on my site,) and this is the first book trailer I've ever had out there and I don't think it's too bad. Yeah, I know, I talk a lot when I'm excited and it's on Facebook a million times already, but I just want to share it, everywhere, to make sure you all get to see it. Chris's music is awesome - well, I think so anyway. It's good to have a composer in the family. What do you think of it? … [Read more...]
Yay! The boss approved publication.
Great news! The boss (short for very-hard-to-get-approval-from general manager of Catapult Press) approved the manuscript and the cover (after a bit of consultation with my design assistant), so Give me a Break is all set to go. Here's the cover & the blurb. I'd really appreciate it if you could share this post with your social networks - use the buttons at the bottom of the post. If you want a print version, it's important that you fill in the form below because lots of requests will make it happen more quickly. Give me a Break, a young adult magical realism novella by Tahlia Newland will be published on ebook by Catapult Press in early June 2012. A print version is planned for later in the year and will include the short story collection, A Matter of Perception. The blurb Sixteen year old Carly wants to write her own life and cast herself as a superhero, but when she stands up to a bully, the story gets out of her control. Dylan, a boy who supports her stand, turns out to be a … [Read more...]
