Category Archives: Burn the Sky

What is Burn the Sky?

Here is how our book went from an idea and became a realisation over two books. Before I get into what Burn the Sky is, let me point out what it’s not. The start fits right into the point of view of a seven-year-old girl, but this doesn’t mean we aimed the story toward theContinue reading “What is Burn the Sky?”

Burn the Sky Part 2

It has been some time since anything was posted here. Everything snowballed over this last month with editing, the response from the editor and just life. I’ve been out of work since February, and we will be first-time parents later this year. So that will be a significant lifestyle change in the Breeze household. WhileContinue reading “Burn the Sky Part 2”

Married with characterisation

By Amanda Breeze “What? You write with your husband? Together? How does that even work?“ Not surprising, this is a common reaction when we say we write as a husband and wife author team. People are baffled to learn our marriage has survived, let alone prospered under the pressure authors commonly face (particularly first-time ones).Continue reading “Married with characterisation”

When the story starts/continues…

Some authors can bang out books in just a few weeks, while others take years to perfect that masterpiece, and others who spend so long world-building, they only release a few books in a lifetime. J.R.R. Tolkien is one author I’m thinking of when I say this, but that, by far, is not poking funContinue reading “When the story starts/continues…”

Award nomination

This will be just a short message, but… I never thought it would happen. Burn the Sky -Part1:Hope has been nominated for an award. The Miles Franklin award. This information is a week old. I had been in the middle of writing the POV and voice piece, and didn’t have the time to flip subjectsContinue reading “Award nomination”

Point of view and voice

Who speaks for me? The narrator posing as me, or me posing as the narrator? When it comes to the point of view for the character, for the readers, what voice do you give to your story? Do you do 1st person or 3rd person? It can’t be 2nd person unless you’re reading an instructionContinue reading “Point of view and voice”

Another day, another…

My time being a full time author is coming to an end. Last year, I had a certain situation at work that put me on medical leave with insurance. That insurance has now expired, but I don’t think the location based issues have been fixed. The hard choice of returning to these problems while keepingContinue reading “Another day, another…”

Life moves pretty fast…

Steve Miller was right when he wrote the lyrics – Time keeps on slippin’, slippin’, slippin’; into the future.It seems like only yesterday when I applied for a 10 week residency at Queensland Writers Centre (https://queenslandwriters.org.au), and as of next week, will be my last in their offices full time. I have to say, I’mContinue reading “Life moves pretty fast…”