by Virginia Lloyd | Mar 25, 2012 | Blog, Client book news and links, Publishing
It’s often said that writing a book is like giving birth. While I have done one but not the other, I can confidently say that one major difference between the two experiences is that the gestation period of the latter is more or less reliably nine months. I...
by Virginia Lloyd | Mar 20, 2012 | Blog, Improve your writing, Memoir
For those readers who don’t use Twitter or who didn’t catch these links the first time I tweeted them, I’ve decided to post a regular round-up of my most-popular links on writing, editing, memoir and grants for writers from the past month. By doing...
by Virginia Lloyd | Mar 14, 2012 | Blog, Client book news and links, Publishing
This is the arresting cover for my client Fiona Higgins’ debut novel The Mothers’ Group, which is published in April by Allen & Unwin. Australian readers, prepare to hear and see this book mentioned on TV, radio and newspapers – the...
by Virginia Lloyd | Feb 20, 2012 | Blog, Memoir
Regular readers know of my lit-crush on Geoff Dyer (see here and here). In this interview with ASH Smyth over at Guernica on the occasion of his new book Zona, he has many interesting things to say, but here I’ll focus on what he says about nonfiction book...
by Virginia Lloyd | Feb 15, 2012 | Blog, Memoir
I’ve already made it clear I’m a fan of Griffith Review, though for this reason and that reason I could be considered one-eyed. I wanted to alert you to their Humanities in the Community masterclasses in Brisbane and Melbourne, which is a partnership...
by Virginia Lloyd | Feb 14, 2012 | Blog, Grants for writers, Publishing
If you’re an Australian nonprofit supporting creative artists, your project may be eligible for a grant from CAL’s Cultural Fund. Read on to find out. If so, you’ve got less than ten days to get your application in. What is Copyright Agency?...