About Me
I'm Jodie, an Aussie book blogger, social butterfly, and lover of
international travel.
I read Adult and New Adult
romance for the most part. I update this blog sporadically, for a full list of what I'm reading, check out my GoodReads.Social Media
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Category Archives: Writing
The Dream That Keeps Me Going.
Sometimes I wonder what in the world I’m trying to do here… I blog every second day (pretty religiously) and have been writing every single day since the year began. I’ve penned two novels this year and am starting a third. … Continue reading
Posted in Goals, Writing
Tagged aspiring author, book, books, creative writing, drafting, editing, fantasy, motivation, novel, question, reader, reading, writer, Writing, young adult
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#Pitcharama: Chemicals Collide
Title: Chemicals Collide Author: Jodie Llewellyn Genre: YA, Contemporary Word count: 66,000 Synopsis: Sixteen-year-old Sara is convinced that her life is completely under control. Her grades aren’t perfect (she’s failing two classes), and her friends aren’t the best influence (she’s … Continue reading
Do you always finish your novels?
As I was perusing Pinterest this morning, I stumbled across this amazing image: Which contradicts a lot of advice in the writing world that states “always finish what you start”. I’ve written three novels this year so far (wow, that … Continue reading
Posted in Writing
Tagged author, books, manuscript, novel, reader, reading, writer, Writing, writing advice
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Is there such thing as a great story with lousy writing?
I stumbled across a question that asked “Would you rather read a great story with lousy writing, or a meh story with fabulous writing?” … but, is it even possible to have a great story with lousy writing? I don’t … Continue reading
Posted in Writing
Tagged aspiring author, author, books, characters, creative writing, drafting, editing, grammar, manuscript, novel, punctuation, question, reader, story, style, writer, Writing, young adult
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Writers, what have you been up to?
I thought it might be time for another catch-up post. Just to see what everyone has been working on and where they’re at. Writing – I’m about 5,000 words away from finishing Chemicals Collide. I started it as my April … Continue reading
Posted in Writing
Tagged aspiring author, author, creative writing, elsa, fantasy, frozen, jack frost, manuscript, novel, novel writing, question, reader, reading, writer, Writing, writing contest, writing platform, writing questions, YA, young adult
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Self Publishing vs. Traditional Publishing
Two days ago I wrote a post entitled Do you read books by indie or self-published authors? It got over 70 comments and I really urge everyone to read them, because it turns out I’m not alone in not reading self … Continue reading
Posted in Publishing, Writing
Tagged aspiring author, author, books, creative writing, critique, fantasy, manuscript, novel, publishing, self publishing, writer, Writing, writing advice, writing process, young adult
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What is the most difficult thing about writing?
If you follow the agent Peter Knapp on Twitter, you’ll notice that every now and then he opens a special window for authors to submit their query / sample pages. If you submit on these days, he’ll write back with personalised … Continue reading
Posted in Writing
Tagged aspiring author, author, book, books, goals, inspiration, manuscript, motivation, writer, Writing, writing advice, writing inspiration, young adult
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Rushing to the finish line…
I don’t know if this happens to anyone else… but have you ever noticed how the first few chapters of your manuscript are perfect, and the last three are a thrown together mess? When I’m drafting I go back and read over what … Continue reading
Posted in Writing
Tagged aspiring author, author, books, drafting, editing, manuscript, novel, reader, reading, writer, Writing, writing advice, young adult
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Writing Mentors
The problem with critique partners is that they seem to be everywhere, but it’s hard to find a good one. Because ideally (and what I’ve come to realise) is that you want someone whose writing is better than yours. Who can … Continue reading
Posted in Writing
Tagged advice, aspiring author, author, creative writing, grammar, help, mentor, novel, story, writer, Writing
112 Comments
Do you have many writer friends?
I always wonder about this question. Because I’m all on my lonesome. None of my friends write. None of them even like to read! When I lived in Brisbane, I had a couple of reading and writing friends. But where I’m … Continue reading
Posted in Writing
Tagged achievement, aspiring author, books, camp nanowrimo, friends, nanowrimo, novel, reader, reading, writer, Writing
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Words Read & Written 