We've had six Tattoo Time Tributes here on Sleepless in Samoa and today marks a historic first in the series - our first female feature! (Because we are an equal opportunity and non-sexist blogosphere.) We like to pay tribute to tattoos and the Polynesians who rock them because they play a huge part in my… Continue reading Tattoo Time:Natasha Kai
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"A kind of Sex in the City meets hex in the bush… ancient mythology meets teenage biology"
Photo by Ana Faatoia What can be more of an honor and a privilege for your book - then to have an award-winning poet and scholar write an original performance poem about it and then have her present it at… Continue reading "A kind of Sex in the City meets hex in the bush… ancient mythology meets teenage biology"
Don’t Get Busy with a Quickie Workout.
What should you NOT do the day before you launch your book?You should NOT try to attempt a new workout program called Kettleworx for the very first time. (Because of course you know better than to think that enthusiastically throwing kettle weights around will magically make you ten pounds lighter...magically in time for all the… Continue reading Don’t Get Busy with a Quickie Workout.
Why I will Never be a World Famous Best-Selling Author.
See? JK Rowling oozes with calm, elegant, best -selling author sophistication.I have had an epiphany. A revelation of earth-shaking proportions. I will never be a world-famous, internationally best-selling author. Why? Because I am just way too un-cool. I have no calm ,elegant, nonchalant, best-selling sophistication at all. None.I would never be able to catch sight… Continue reading Why I will Never be a World Famous Best-Selling Author.
Seven Essentials for Self-Publishing
If you're a writer thinking about taking that leap into the publishing world, what do you need? (according to my very limited experience!) Warning, this is a long blog post. Only read it if you really want to know what is required to publish your writing...1. A well-written book.… Continue reading Seven Essentials for Self-Publishing
Wickedly Funny and Delicious – Simone
"Life's like a box of chocolates - you never know what you're going to get." Forrest Gump's momma said it and like most one-liners from movies that I love, this quote has stuck with me. It's true you never know what you're going to get and its also true that you're never going to be… Continue reading Wickedly Funny and Delicious – Simone
Bad Mothers Hate School Holidays
School holidays are upon us. Again. And again, we spend ages compiling a list of '20 Fun, Educational, Creative Activities we are going to do for the Holidays"...and then we do maybe, um, two of them? And by the time school rolls around again, my daughter will inevitably ask, "But Mum, when are we going to… Continue reading Bad Mothers Hate School Holidays
Share your Passion – and Win a Print copy of TELESA
WIN a free signed copy of TELESA:The Covenant Keeper.Print books are now available in the US (and the universe) via Amazon. Available in NZ/Australia via these links:* $24.95 NZD, plus $5.00 postage anywhere in NZ. Click HERE to order.* $22.95 AUD, plus $10.00 postage. Click HERE to order.* $14.95 USD, plus postage. Click HERE to… Continue reading Share your Passion – and Win a Print copy of TELESA
Tattoo Time: A Tribute to Jason Momoa and Body Art
It's Tattoo Time! Where we count down to the launch of TELESA by celebrating tattoos and the Polynesians who rock them. This week's feature is NOT Samoan. But, he is Hawaiian - which means he's a longlost Samoan cousin of someone somewhere because everyone knows that all Polynesians originated from the same homeland somewhere. (Drumroll… Continue reading Tattoo Time: A Tribute to Jason Momoa and Body Art
July Winners of the TELESA giveaway
Hi everyone,Thank you to all those who participated in the discussion on "What Makes a Book Culturally Offensive?" Your thoughts went a long way to helping me make sense of my own concerns in this area as I look towards the launching of the TELESA series later this year. The winners of a sneak peek… Continue reading July Winners of the TELESA giveaway
Lani Wendt Young 