Visiting today is author Gayle M. Irwin. It’s National Adopt-A-Cat Month where she’s from, and she’s here to celebrate the first anniversary of her animal rescue romance, Finding Love at Compassion Ranch. June is National Adopt-a-Cat Month in the United States, started by American Humane and promoted by other animal welfare organizations, including The Society for the Prevention of Cruelty …
About The Author
What I would have liked to write for Jedda
Writing The Guy from the Internet was an odd personal experience. It’s the first time I’ve ever drawn so much from real life for my fiction work. And one side-effect of trying to cram so much in was that I didn’t get to dig into all the elements I would have liked. Jedda in particular comes to …
Guest Post + Giveaway: An excerpt from Huntress by Christina Bauer
Gage — Nine (And A Thousand) Years Old by Christina Bauer Hide in the shadows. Breathe low. Stay alert. With careful steps, I stalk my prey through the empty tunnels under the Bulwark Mountains. A stale and coppery smell fills the air. Around me, the rock walls glisten with condensation. Humidity presses against my skin. …
Real life events that have inspired my writing
“Write what you know,” the experts will tell you. I was not one for good advice when I started writing The Guy from the Internet, but I somehow ended up going down that road anyway. And today, I’m going to tell you a bit about that. Here are three real-life experiences that inspired elements of this …
Yummy Aussie bushfoods
We have a very hot food trend going on here at the moment — Aussie bush tucker. It started a few years ago and has seen some pretty consistent growth in popularity here in Perth, though I understand it’s happening all across the country. The Guy from the Internet includes a couple of delectable treats, namely …
My blue oyster mushrooms
I am simultaneously excited and creeped out by my new blue oyster mushroom crop. Here are a couple of photos (behind the cut) so you can enjoy this confusing excitement-squick feeling too. This photo was taken in the morning, when I turned around after putting the kettle on, to find these creepy blue heads poking out …
Guest Post: The Sweetness of Springtime by Gayle Irwin
Visiting us today is romance author Gayle M. Irwin, author of Rescue Road and the newly released novella, My Montana Love, a pet rescue romance. The Sweetness of Springtime: A New Spring (or Any Season!) Read! by Gayle M. Irwin I live in the Rocky Mountain area of the western United States, where currently spring has taken hold …
Guest Post + Giveaway: The Name Game by Goldy Moldavsky
Oh, what’s in a name? Author Goldy Moldavsky is here to tell us. When you’re done reading her post, check out her newly released thriller, The Mary Shelley Club, and remember to enter the giveaway! THE NAME GAME by Goldy Moldavsky Naming book characters should be one of the most fun parts of writing a novel …
Guest Post: Happy Birthday to Rock House Grill 🥳🎈🎂 by D.V. Stone
Today, author D.V. Stone is celebrating the birthday of her 2020 sweet romance, “Rock House Grill”. I had no idea this book was a NaNoWriMo alumni story. NaNo is an awesome challenge and so many published books got their start in that word-count flurry. Over to D.V. to tell us more about her journey to this …
On location — Mount Lawley, Perth
I don’t talk much about Mount Lawley in The Guy from the Internet, save for late in the piece where, admittedly, it sounds a little desolate. But that’s just Holly’s hangover talking — I promise. In real life, Mount Lawley is a lively precinct once lovingly referred to as Perth’s “hipster central”. It’s a little grubby …