Welcome to the 2021 Blog Roundup! As is the tradition since the start of my blog in 2017, I'm rounding up the year that was, as well as my December! Despite spending the majority of the year in lockdown yet again, the last few months have flown by. In January, I completed a few writing …
Welcome to the November 2021 roundup! Well, I guess I shouldn't have spent last month's roundup boasting about my latest work in progress being only a few beta reads away from being ready 😂. The feedback showed I still had plenty of work to do, so that's what I've been doing this month for Blackbirch 3—draft …
Welcome to the October 2021 roundup! After spending 262 (non-consecutive) days of the last 18 months at home, we're finally out of lockdown! Unfortunately, our case numbers here in Victoria are still high (relative to our country, I know case numbers are higher elsewhere), so we still have restrictions in play, but our vaccination rates …
Welcome to the September 2021 roundup! And here we are at the end of yet another month. Despite it being a string of Groundhog Lockdown Days, some things were different. Here in Victoria, we had an earthquake! Thankfully it only lasted a few minutes and didn't cause any injuries, but it sure was scary. I've …
Welcome to the August 2021 roundup! Who else blinked and suddenly it was the end of August? I'm surprised it went so fast considering every day felt like Groundhog Day. Once again, it was spent in lockdown (#6 for those counting), which is still ongoing. I was also in hospital for some of the month, …
Welcome to the July 2021 roundup! Another month has passed and once again, part of it was spent in lockdown. Victoria (where I live in Australia), had its 5th lockdown this month, and we were joined by other states, South Australia and NSW, essentially putting half of the country in lockdown. If you've been following …
Welcome to the June 2021 roundup! Well, the first half of this month was spent in our 4th lockdown, and the rest living with restrictions in place as we slowly ease out of it. Unfortunately, the same can't be said for the rest of Australia, with many other states, including my home state of NSW, …
Welcome to the May 2021 roundup! I don’t know about you, but May was another quick month for me and included some non-writing-related events in the form of numerous specialist medical appointments. If you’ve been following my blog for a few years, you’ll know I had surgery in 2018 for what turned out to be …
Welcome to the April 2021 roundup! Did anyone else blink and it was suddenly the end of April? As has been the theme of 2021 for me, I spent the fourth month editing, editing, and doing more editing. Hopefully, I'm still on track to release the third book in my YA series mid-year, but that …
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