My Writing Journey: Successes and Future Goals for 2026
2025 has been and continues to be quite a year. In so many ways. On a personal level – I have had success with my writing. The highlight of course my contract with Wombat Books for two early readers. In addition with my adult writing I had a tribute to my Dad published in the…
Celebrating My First Book Contract: A Writer’s Journey & Imposter Syndrome.
This week I was thrilled to announce I have a two book contract with Wombat books. Two early readers and I am absolutely thrilled. So thrilled and excited I have plastered the internet with the news. I may have gone a bit over board ? As writers we work alone. Writing, editing and thinking. Most…
Getting on With Things
I don’t usually post twice in a day but I’m trying to learn how to use my website so here is another post! It’s been quite a year and I think I am closer to my publishing goal. I’ve been making slow and steady progress. In 2022, I joined groups and completed courses. In 2023,…
Adding to the Clan
Our alpaca family reduced to two alpacas. Bella, a rescued alpaca from the equivalent of a ‘puppy farm’ for alpacas who is getting on in years, and Tilly, who we have had for the last two years from when he was a Cria. Sadly, they don’t get on, which is not ideal for herd animals,…
It’s Been a Minute
It’s been quite a while since I have posted. I have written a few entries but I didn’t post them. So here is a short recap of the last few months. There have been a couple of huge highlights. The first was matching with Scholastic in my ASA Literary Speed Dating round. It meant I…
My Latest Poem
published today on the Australian Children’s Poetry Website.
Speed Dating – the literary kind!
This year I’ve devoted my energy to having my writing assessed and working on improving my craft. Writing is a craft. Writing picture books is a craft I am still working on. Those deceptively simple texts require so much work. Each word has to earn its place. Each story has to impress a publisher, get…
Would you like AI with that?
I feel like I can’t spend a day without some AI bot asking me if I need help. Well, I do need help! But sadly they won’t do the washing, feed the animals or change the sheets so I can just write. They would rather DO the writing! But that’s my job…isn’t it? It sounded…
Time to go on! – Submission ‘Stage Fright!’
Like most writers, I started writing books for children when my children were small. I’ve lost all trace of anything written back then, but I still have some scribblings I did for my eldest granddaughter, which I may resurrect at some stage. In 2021, I did a picture writing course with Zanni Louise through the…
Automatic to Manual
I recently had to replace my car. I loved my X-Trail. I loved the number of cup holders, the storage space for all my bits, the comfy seats – if only the head gasket hadn’t blown. So now I have a much earlier model Honda CRV. It only has one cup holder, no compartments for…
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Jacinta Lou - Writer 