Welcome to the August 2022 roundup! Finally, I can write a monthly roundup and use the words: I released a book! It's been 2 years between novels, which was not something I intended. Like everyone in the world, the pandemic threw things for a loop and my creativity was not where it needed to be …
Welcome to the July 2022 roundup! Well, this was yet another blink and you've missed it month! July went by so fast for me, mainly because I spent a solid two weeks of it working on the final draft of Blackbirch #3. The awesome #6amAusWriters on Twitter ran a #WinterWritingWarmUp event, and I used the …
Welcome to the June 2022 roundup! This month, I took some time off from writing. One reason was that my mum came to visit from Sydney for an extended weekend. The other was because I was in a bit of a funk. After coming off a real writer's high of finally finishing my Blackbirch 3 …
Welcome to the May 2022 roundup! Finally, a monthly update where I can say I finished my edits of Blackbirch 3, draft 10! The MS I'd been working on for 6 months is in the hands of new beta readers and getting closer to the end of the editing process so it can move to …
Welcome to the April 2022 roundup! Well, I started this month on track to finish draft 10 of Blackbirch 3. The plan was to have it out to betas by Easter so I could leave for a break knowing it was in their hands, ready to be read. Instead, my household of four was hit …
Welcome to the March 2022 roundup! And that's the third month of 2022 down. I feel like it's flying by. I did have a few fun weekends, the first was hot air ballooning, and the second was attending my first writing retreat with some very lovely and talented writer friends. The retreat was held near …
Welcome to the February 2022 roundup! I know I always say every month goes fast, but being only 28 days, this February really did! The first few days were spent with my evil twin before she headed home again, then it was straight back into my writing routine so I can hopefully finally publish another …
Welcome to the January 2022 roundup! Well, here we are, another new year full of possibilities, and let's face it, more Covid-19. Although we were fortunate here in Australia to escape huge case numbers in 2020, the end of 2021 saw Omicron explode and we're currently riding a wave of it. The pandemic and lockdowns …
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 …
K.M. Allan 