RWA Conference Countdown
Only three more sleeps until I’ll be flying to Adelaide to attend the 25th Romance Writers of Australia conference. I always love conference time and I’m particularly looking forward to the Friday workshop with Michael Hague. While I’m there I’ll catch up with the contests team which I’m part of. Together we organise the contests run by RWA and I’m …
CrimeScene Recap
Last Saturday the annual CrimeScene Convention was on. It was held at Curtin University and is a conference for crime writers. I know what you’re thinking, but Claire, you don’t write crime novels. That is true but seriously, there was no way I was going to miss out on the Science stream. You see the conference isn’t just about the craft …
Romance Writers of Australia Conference – Recap
The last few days have been absolutely fabulous, if somewhat exhausting! August is a very important month for romance writers in Australia because it’s when the Romance Writers of Australia (RWA) national conference is held. This year it was in Melbourne at the Park Hyatt hotel. I flew to Melbourne extremely early on Thursday morning, arriving around midday. My friend Peta Crake and …
Packing for conference
It’s only three more sleeps until I fly to Melbourne for the 2015 national Romance Writers of Australia conference. I’m so excited – the conference is one of the highlights of the year and I love the Australia Romance Readers Association book signing that goes along with it. So it may come to no surprise to you that I’ve already …
Conference Tips for Newbies
I’ve just booked my flights for the Romance Writers of Australia national conference in Melbourne in August. I adore the conference as it’s three or four days of living, breathing and talking romance and writing with like-minded people. It’s such a supportive environment and I always come away with new friends, new inspiration and a refreshed enthusiasm for all things …