How do I describe this year? Well I became a debut author so it’s the best year ever! My best moments in 2010 were: 1. Becoming a part of the black dog books family. 2. Having my novel Fury published in May 2010. 3. Getting to be a covergirl for The West Australian Today liftout. [...]

Yes, I came from a slush pile. That means I sent in my work unsolicited, without an agent and it ended up in a big pile somewhere along with everyone else who has the mad dream of becoming an author. black dog books is the first publisher I submitted to and I came out of [...]

Hi, my name is Shirley Marr and I am a Pantser. I’ve been a Pantser all my life (sniffles) since I was a little girl and I need your support and understanding (blubs into tissue and gets dragged off to Writers Rehab). Let’s talk about Pantsers and Plotters. Yes, it sounds like some horrible childhood [...]