Limelight Blog

Channeling Your Creative Muse

Channeling Your Creative Muse

In Greek mythology, Muses were goddesses of inspiration and enlightenment who imparted knowledge and insight onto early poets, writers, musicians, artists, sculptors, scientists, and everyone else involved in the creative...
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Harnessing your creativity

Harnessing your creativity

Creativity is a superpower we all possess.  It allows us to create something that never existed before; to look into the future and make something, that was once invisible, a...
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Exercising your Literary Muscle

Exercising your Literary Muscle

When we get older, our bodies change, along with all the other parts of ourselves and each part relies on the other to do their part.   The mind cannot function...
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Perspective and Inspiration

Perspective and Inspiration

What makes a great book isn’t always what you might expect.  In fact, it’s usually a story that you don’t expect.  We read to escape, discover, and learn, but if...
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Choosing Your Genre

Choosing Your Genre

I can’t think of worse advice for an author trying to create a career, than, “Write what you love to read.” The problem is that, while writers love to read,...
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9 Reasons why it’s a good idea to write the ending first!

9 Reasons why it’s a good idea to write the ending first!

Writing the ending of a story first, is not an uncommon habit.  In fact, for many years, I thought I was the only writer doing it.  It wasn’t until I...
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A discussion with my Mum about, The Night Birds

A discussion with my Mum about, The Night Birds

Today, I had the opportunity to sit with Avril Swanson, to talk about my book, The Night Birds. Avril is my mother, and she is portrayed as a character in...
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It is just as important to be noticed, as it is to be remembered: the value of a great cover!

It is just as important to be noticed, as it is to be remembered: the value of a great cover!

Would you rather read a great book with a lousy cover, or a lousy book with an incredible cover?  This is not a choice that buyers face.  Readers have tens...
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Book Expo America and Book Con 2019

Book Expo America and Book Con 2019

Being hosted by Lulu Publishing once again for the incredible Book Expo America and Book Con, was a dream. No wait, it was better than a dream! It was a...
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Guinness World Records challenge

Guinness World Records challenge

Background, by Candy Mellor As old as time itself comes the tale of the Underdog, the little guy, the ‘George and Lennie’ of their generation, fighting for headroom in the...
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The Australian adaptation of Online Marketing for Busy Authors, by Fauzia Burke is now available!

The Australian adaptation of Online Marketing for Busy Authors, by Fauzia Burke is now available!

The Australian adaptation of Online Marketing for Busy Authors is now available! 
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When I write, I give my all: attending Book Con and Book Expo America

When I write, I give my all: attending Book Con and Book Expo America

In 2016, I attended the Book Expo America, also known as the BEA, after a company called America Star Books approached me to showcase 'I'm Not Scared of Spiders', which...
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From author to publisher: a Lulu blog post & interview

From author to publisher: a Lulu blog post & interview

Limelight Publishing was a dream come true for me. And while the process was not easy or simple, the rewards outweigh those memories. 
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Putting Your Money Where Your Manuscript Is

Putting Your Money Where Your Manuscript Is

Only blank pages don’t require editing! 
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The Amazon Cliff

The Amazon Cliff

You should attempt to release a book at least once every three months. This is because of a phenomenon called the Amazon Cliff.
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FREEDOM - MAGIC - SIMPLICITY

FREEDOM - MAGIC - SIMPLICITY

... it is insanity revealed to us; the secret to a happy life when writing.
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The Swim Back

The Swim Back

I never want my fears or doubts to dictate the direction my life goes. And neither should you.
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