Category Archives: Writing as profession

the cross-dressing duke lives!

Posted on November 13, 2012 by anna cowan

So the big news this week is that I sold My Lady Untamed! After three years of writing and rewriting, 150,000 words scrapped and then more writing and rewriting, I’ve found a publisher who loves it just as much as I … Continue reading →

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the genesis of an idea

Posted on August 14, 2012 by anna cowan

Just in case any of you don’t know of him, Heston Blumenthal is a mad-scientist chef. Or a gastrochemist. Or something. He’s amazing and inventive and there’s nothing he won’t try. (My favourite Heston moment was when he slow-cooked a … Continue reading →

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let her eat cake

Posted on July 19, 2012 by anna cowan

So I have been weirdly haphazard about sharing this news, but: I sold my first book! It’s a teen romance that will be published by Hardie Grant next year. I sold it on a pitch, so I’m working away at … Continue reading →

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the piracy question

Posted on June 21, 2012 by anna cowan

Illegal downloading is a subject I’ve been wanting to write about for ages. It’s very murky – it’s emotional and ethical/unethical and no one has a clue how to start untangling it (or rather, everyone has an opinion about how … Continue reading →

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