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Emma Lombard Author
Sep 7, 20193 min read
Interview with Freelance Illustrator: Tara Phillips
Tara Phillips is a Sydney-based illustrator who brings book covers and characters to life.
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Emma Lombard Author
Aug 4, 20193 min read
Interview with Freelance Illustrator: Eleonora Mignoli
Eleanor Mignoli is an award-winning screenwriter, director and script reader. She is also an incredible artist and illustrator!
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Emma Lombard Author
Jul 29, 20195 min read
When Life Gets You Down - Eat Peas!
The following is a true story about Princess, the fish with nine lives - a fabulous tale of perseverance and patience!
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Emma Lombard Author
Jul 8, 20196 min read
Interview with New York Literary Agent: Janet Reid
Janet Reid is most renowned as the Query Shark for her brutally honest and often humorous critique of real-life query letters.
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Emma Lombard Author
Jul 8, 201924 min read
Literary Agent Janet Reid: Rules for Writers
Guest post by Janet Reid, New York literary agent and Query Shark queen, who shares these invaluable Rules for Writers.
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Emma Lombard Author
Jun 28, 20196 min read
Swimming With the Shark: My Agent Journey
Guest post by memoir author, Gail Gilmore. Writing a bang-up query letter is a challenge for many writers, and I count myself among them.
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Emma Lombard Author
May 20, 20195 min read
Twitter Tips for Newbies: Fine Tuning Your Account
Want to only see tweets from those who you follow or who follow you, and not random people who jump into the conversation? Read further.
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Emma Lombard Author
May 9, 201912 min read
Twitter Tips for Newbies: Online Etiquette
Unfortunately, there are no hard and fast ‘Written Rules’ for Twitter etiquette. Engagement and kindness online are key.
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Emma Lombard Author
May 2, 20195 min read
Even More Twitter Tips For Newbies
Biggest rookie mistake with engagement and how not to make it.
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Emma Lombard Author
Apr 29, 20192 min read
Indie Book Review: Storytellers
A slow-burn, Icelandic tale that can be savoured like a tale of old, told around a roaring fire on an icy winter's night.
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Emma Lombard Author
Apr 23, 20191 min read
Exploring Notorious: A Real-life Pirate Ship
The Notorious is a full-size, sailing re-creation of a 15th century Portuguese Caravel. This exploration vessel from the Age of Discovery...
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Emma Lombard Author
Apr 21, 20198 min read
Self-Editing Techniques For Over-Writers
Being an over-writer is not a bad thing — it means you have abundant material to whittle down. Beats being short of words.
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Emma Lombard Author
Apr 21, 20191 min read
Exploring Polly Woodside
The day I visited the Polly Woodside in Melbourne, Australia back in 2017, it was a scorching summer's day - over 40 °C! It made going...
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Emma Lombard Author
Apr 10, 20191 min read
Exploring RRS Discovery
Another grand old lady of the sea, RRS (Royal Research Ship) Discovery was one of the last ever wooden sailing ships built for the...
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Emma Lombard Author
Apr 10, 20192 min read
Indie Book Review: Empire's Daughter
A good cloak-and-dagger tale from the European Dark Ages with slow-building intrigue.
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Emma Lombard Author
Apr 8, 201910 min read
More Twitter Tips For Newbies
A comprehensive look, and actionable tips, about Twitter engagement and following pitfalls, geared for new writers on Twitter.
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Emma Lombard Author
Apr 5, 20193 min read
Audiobook Review: Liar's Bargain
Be captivated by the dry wit and snarky humour of a talking sword!
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Emma Lombard Author
Apr 3, 201910 min read
Building an Author Platform
I kept hearing and reading that authors should have a website and a blog, but I didn’t think it applied to me because I am not published yet
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Emma Lombard Author
Mar 29, 20199 min read
Twitter Tips for Newbies: Authors and Writers
Engaging on Twitter was a daunting task for me. Then, I suddenly found a purpose to be on Twitter.
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Emma Lombard Author
Mar 27, 20191 min read
Exploring HMS Unicorn
I have always had a soft spot for old sail ships. I'm not sure what the attraction is, especially since I would have made a lousy sailor...
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