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AUTHOR GALLERY with Helene Young and Michael Trant

We asked our wonderful group member authors What inspires you to write stories? They couldn’t wait to answer! Helene Young – award winning author writing while aboard the good ship RooBinEsque Michael Trant – Aussie author with a new crime/thriller book on the horizon Helene Young Multi Award-Winning Australian Author Writer, pilot, sailor and photographer weaving my experiences into my stories What inspires me to write stories? Inspiration is everywhere! People, places, emotions, and things I feel passionately about. I was lucky to have a career as a pilot which gave me a birds-eye view of Australia… Read more…
Writing Goals 2021 #2

An exclusive insider look at what your favourite authors are up to this year and the books we can look forward to reading Writing Goals blog post #2 You can also read Writing Goals blog post #1 (link below) Penelope Janu, Helene Young, Cheryl Adnams, Janet Gover and Jennifer Scoullar Penelope Janu Australian Prize and Award Winning Author Adventure and romance … fresh, fun fiction Escaping into the world of my characters had some positive outcomes in terms of my 2020 writing year, and I’m hoping that might happen in 2021 as well (if for different reasons!). Read more…
Our Writing Desks – What’s on Them?

Our fourth and final Writing Desks post! Have you ever wondered where a favourite author might create their novels? We asked our authors to share an image of what’s on their desk and what inspires them or keeps them going Catherine Evans Australian Rural, and Country to City Romance Author Fiction, farming, families I have a pile of beach rocks and crystals on my desk along with the pens and stress ball (in the shape of a pig). I like fiddling with the rocks (or the pig) as I think. Read more…
Book Club – 3 Authors, 3 Books, 5 Questions for You or Your Club

Take a seat in your favourite armchair or head over to your book club fully armed with three fantastic books Here at Australian Fiction Authors we like to give you a choice of reading material and here are three we think you’re going to love, whether they’re for a book club you belong to, or just for your personal choice Featuring Anthea Hodgson, Helene Young, Pamela Cook The Books The Cowgirl Australian Rural Fiction Author Anthea Hodgson Stories that are a love letter back to my country roots When I wrote my first novel, The Drifter about the town of… Read more…
Tough Choices, Family Fractures and Lies, and Childhood Friendships Gone Wrong

It’s no secret – life changes us. But what do we do if we know that we, or someone close to us, made the wrong move in the past and we’re now placed in a situation where we have to confront the issue? Life needs to go on, but can the repercussions and possible heartache be reversed or resolved? Authors Trish Morey, Helene Young, and Lisa Ireland cover all these aspects in their recent novels. We wanted to know why they wrote these books and what inspiration or experience prompted their stories. Read more…