Robin’s Comments (group member since Sep 08, 2009)

Robin’s comments from the AustralianReaderdotcom group.

Richard wrote: "Robin wrote: "HI everyone, my name is Robin and I have only just discovered Australian Reader. I am having a short story published on the site soon, called The Mango Tree and I'm very excited about..."

I don't know what the answer is, Richard. In workshops I have been to and published writers I have spoken to, opinion is divided as to whether it's more effective to approach publishers or agents first. I figured that for a first manuscript my chances of being accepted by a publisher were just as great (or not so great) as being accepted by an agent, particularly in Australia, where we have a comparatively small literary market. If I were trying for an overseas market, I think an agent would be a must. However I will let you know if I have any success.(I probably won't need to tell you - you'll hear the screams of excitement from wherever you are!

HI everyone, my name is Robin and I have only just discovered Australian Reader. I am having a short story published on the site soon, called The Mango Tree and I'm very excited about it, as I have only been seriously writing short stories for about a year.

I am a former freelance writer for newspapers and magazines who has been concentrating on fiction novel writing for the last 6 years. I am as yet unpublished, and am currently working on my third manuscript while my second is winging its way from publisher to publisher. Like any writer worth the ink in her pen, I have over the years earned a large collection of rejection letters!

Also like other writers I love reading, and enjoy mainly contemporary fiction. Some of my favourite authors are Kate Grenville, Nick Earls, Tim Winton, Lionel Shriver, Tracey Chevalier and Nick Hornby. Also Zoe Heller - her "Notes on a Scandal" is one of my all time favourites.