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The Twelve Days of Writing

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SandraToday I’m thrilled to have Australian author, Sandra Peut, as our Write Life guest blogger. Sandra’s writing is characteristically upbeat and fresh (a lot like her really 🙂 ) and today she’s taking a festive approach to her Write Life reflections – twelve days of them in fact. So warm up your larynx and join us for some ‘write’ fun!

 

 

 

The Twelve Days of Writing

On the first day of writing
At Christmas, it taught me
The value of strong coffee

On the second day of writing
At Christmas, it taught me
Scheduling push-and-shoves
And the value of strong coffee

On the third day of writing
At Christmas, it taught me
Find good pens
Scheduling push-and-shoves
And the value of strong coffee

On the fourth day of writing
At Christmas, it taught me
Vary my words
Find good pens
Scheduling push-and-shoves
And the value of strong coffee

On the fifth day of writing
At Christmas, it taught me
Read many things
Vary my words
Find good pens
Scheduling push-and-shoves
And the value of strong coffee

On the sixth day of writing
At Christmas, it taught me
Calm my temper fraying
Read many things
Vary my words
Find good pens
Scheduling push-and-shoves
And the value of strong coffee

On the seventh day of writing
At Christmas, it taught me
Midnight lights dimming
Calm my temper fraying
Read many things
Vary my words
Find good pens
Scheduling push-and-shoves
And the value of strong coffee

On the eighth day of writing
At Christmas, it taught me
Sleep when a-wilting
Midnight lights dimming
Calm my temper fraying
Read many things
Vary my words
Find good pens
Scheduling push-and-shoves
And the value of strong coffee

On the ninth day of writing
At Christmas, it taught me
Editors’ enhancing
Sleep when a-wilting
Midnight lights dimming
Calm my temper fraying
Read many things
Vary my words
Find good pens
Scheduling push-and-shoves
And the value of strong coffee

On the tenth day of writing
At Christmas, it taught me
Keep on rereading
Editors’ enhancing
Sleep when a-wilting
Midnight lights dimming
Calm my temper fraying
Read many things
Vary my words
Find good pens
Scheduling push-and-shoves
And the value of strong coffee

On the eleventh day of writing
At Christmas, it taught me
Take care when retyping
Keep on rereading
Editors’ enhancing
Sleep when a-wilting
Midnight lights dimming
Calm my temper fraying
Read many things
Vary my words
Find good pens
Scheduling push-and-shoves
And the value of strong coffee

On the twelfth day of writing
At Christmas, it taught me
Excuses overcoming
Take care when retyping
Keep on rereading
Editors’ enhancing
Sleep when a-wilting
Midnight lights dimming
Calm my temper fraying
Read many things
Vary my words
Find good pens
Scheduling push-and-shoves
And the value of strong coffee

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Sandra began writing stories for her school friends when she was a young girl. A trained dietitian, she has worked in the fields of nutrition and women’s health promotion. Her writing experiences include being a senior writer for an Australian girls’ magazine, and involvement with print media in a public relations role. She and her husband have four children aged 10-and-under, and live close to the beach in regional Queensland, Australia. Blue Freedom is her first novel.

Expecting Twins!

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It’s official – they’re twins … just weeks apart. Okay, before imaginations run wild, we’re not talking human babies here, but books! (Of course …) The gestation periods and experiences of my ‘literary babies’ have been extremely different (fifteen years versus a whirlwind ride), but in the next month they will both be released.

CoverIntegrateIntegrate on the 1st of September.

 

 

 

ADevilsRansomA Devil’s Ransom on the 19th of September. (Which also happens to be ‘International Talk Like a Pirate Day’! Arrrrrrrr!!! 🙂 )

 

 

Today I’m guest blogging for Lynne Stringer on her blog page about my publication journey. This can be a wild adventure that finds you navigating narrow tracks, cutting new ground through unexplored frontiers, and tumbling over unexpected twists and potholes. Well, perhaps that’s slightly melodramatic, but there can certainly be some unexpected turns along the road to seeing your work in print.

This has been an interesting trip to reflect on, especially now with official release dates pending. Make sure you pop on over to Lynne’s website and have a read.

Lynne is an editor, journalist and science fiction romance author of the YA ‘Verindon trilogy‘. Make sure you check out this emerging author and her imaginative work.Lynne1-edited And while you’re there, browse some of the other publication journeys in her current guest blog series. You’ll be inspired – I know I have been.