Word of Mouth TV appearance, and WIN a huge book pack!

November 18, 2018 By Josephine Moon in Uncategorized Tags: book pack, books, food, josephine moon, kate forsyth, romance, romantic, Sarah mills, sl mills, sydney, three gold coins, tuscan white bean soup, win, word of mouth tv, writing

I am delighted to be a featured author on Australia’s first online television series about food and books, Word of Mouth TV, hosted by Kate Forsyth and SL Mills!

Click HERE to watch!

Screen Shot 2018-11-18 at 7.38.46 pm Kate, Sarah and I talk about the inspiration behind Three Gold Coins, the biggest challenges in writing the darker, difficult themes inside the story, and the absolute joys of Italian food and romantic heroes!

Kate serves up my scrumptious Tuscan white bean soup, we drink vino and I share the rather amazing moment that led to my big breakthrough into a writing career.

The whole episode is shot in Kate’s fabulous home in Sydney and we had a very long Italian feast indeed. (It is quite dark when we finish!)

You can also win a huge pack of my books, plus a copy of Matt Moran’s cookbook too.

Screen Shot 2018-11-18 at 7.43.33 pm Click HERE to find out how to win this bunch of delicious books.

Best of luck!

Authors for Farmers: It’s a Wrap!

October 30, 2018 By Josephine Moon in Uncategorized Tags: Ali watts, annette barlow, Annie seaton, assessments, auctions, australian, authors for farmers, buy a bale, charity, ebay, farmers, fundraising, jenn j mcleod, josephine moon, Katie rowney, Lisa ireland, louise allan, manuscript, Melinda tognini, Michael trant, rural aid, Sophie green, writers

Well, what a whirlwind that was! All the Ebay auctions have now finished and every single manuscript assessment on offer sold! Ten lucky writers out there are getting themselves one-on-one manuscript assessment with a leading Australian publisher or author.

I want to say a HUGE thank you to the publishers and authors who put themselves up for auction! As I was putting those profiles together and listing them I thought, wow, this would be really scary! To put yourself out there like that takes great courage and I am so grateful so many people did it. THANK YOU, Sophie Green, Ali Watts, Annette Barlow, Lisa Ireland, Michael Trant, Louise Allan, Melinda Tognini, Annie Seaton, Katie Rowney and Jenn J McLeod!

Books are still flowing over to the winner of the giant book raffle, who is in turn sharing her books with her friends. Thank you to all the authors who contributed books (far too many to list out here). You helped make this the biggest book raffle around and raised nearly $20,000 for Australian farmers in need through Buy a Bale (Rural Aid).

The auctions raised another $8,000, though I’m still waiting for ebay to calculate the fees before I can get a final figure and do the transfers.

But whatever the final value is it is a big win for our farmers and I’ve no doubt will be much appreciated when it gets into their hands.

I’ve decided I will do this again next year, for a different charity and I can’t wait to see what turns up then.

THANK YOU ALL for buying tickets and bidding on auctions. You are STARS!!!!

Jo x

2019 Writers Retreat, Gold Coast

October 27, 2018 By Josephine Moon in Uncategorized Tags: 2019, Alex adsett, cedar creek lodges, february, fireplace, gold coast, haylee nash, hinterland, josephine moon, masterclass, publishing, queensland, Rachael johns, tamborine, writers retreat

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Calling all writers at all stages of the writing journey!

I am thrilled to be joining the 2019 Nash Agency Writers Retreat in February, alongside Rachael Johns, Haylee Nash and Alex Adsett. This inspiring and informative retreat is being held at the Cedar Creek Lodges in the rainforest of Tamborine in the Gold Coast hinterland.

The retreat includes writing masterclasses from myself and Rachael, publishing and pitching guidance from Haylee and Alex, as well as critiques of your work and assistance to polish your pitch to an industry professional, all while enjoying three-night’s individual accommodation with fireplaces and all meals.

This will be a supportive, fun and challenging space to allow you to grow as a writer.

The retreat runs from 11-14 February.

I can’t wait and hope to see you there!

P.S. I’m bringing chocolate and tea to my masterclass! 🙂

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Win a Manuscript Assessment with Annette Barlow!

October 22, 2018 By Josephine Moon in Uncategorized Tags: annette barlow, australian, author, authors for farmers, book, buy a bale, josephine moon, manuscript assessment, novel, win, writing

Annette Barlow is auctioning herself! She has worked at Allen & Unwin as an editor and a publisher for over 25 years. Annette teaches at Faber Academy at A&U and is in charge of the annual Australian/Vogel’s Literary Award. This is your rare opportunity to win her attention to get invaluable feedback on your work in progress!

PS you also help farmers, with money raised going to Rural Aid.

You can find more information and bidding details on eBay at https://rover.ebay.com/rover/0/0/0?mpre=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.ebay.com.au%2Fulk%2Fitm%2F332828513395

Round 1 Ebay Auctions, Now Live!

October 15, 2018 By Josephine Moon in Uncategorized Tags: author, authors for farmers, ebay, jenn j mcleod, manuscript assessment, Michael trant, opportunities, publisher, Sophie green, Sophie hamley, writing

Bid now for a manuscript assessment with:

Publisher/Author Sophie Green

https://www.ebay.com.au/itm/Authors-for-Farmers-Manuscript-Assessment-Publisher-Editor-Author-Sophie-Green/332828508515?hash=item4d7e200163:g:9L0AAOSwg65bvTE6:rk:1:pf:0

Author Michael Trant

https://www.ebay.com.au/itm/Authors-for-Farmers-Manuscript-Assessment-Author-Michael-Trant/332828509341?hash=item4d7e20049d:g:f2UAAOSw4idbmZ96:rk:2:pf:0

Author Jenn J McLeod

https://www.ebay.com.au/itm/Authors-for-Farmers-Manuscript-Assessment-Author-Jenn-J-McLeod/332828508865?hash=item4d7e2002c1:g:-u8AAOSwnhJbvTF5:rk:3:pf:0

Manuscript Appraisals for Aspiring Writers, Starting Monday, 6pm!

October 14, 2018 By Josephine Moon in Uncategorized Tags: appraisal, aspiring, assessment, auction, australian, author, bid, buy a bale, drought, ebay, farmers, hachette, manuscript, opportunities, publisher, rural aid, Sophie green, Sophie hamley, writers

Calling all writers!

Your chance to win yourself a RARE opportunity for feedback on your work in progress from a leading Australian publisher or author is nearly here!

Round 1 bidding begins on ebay, Monday October 15 at 6pm!

This round includes:

Publisher, Sophie Green:

https://josephinemoon.com/2018/09/14/

win-a-manuscript-assessment-with-sophie-green-publisher-at-hachette/

Author, Jenn J McLeod

https://josephinemoon.com/2018/09/17/win-a-manuscript-assessment-with-author-jenn-j-mcleod/

Author, Michael Trant

https://josephinemoon.com/2018/09/19/win-a-manuscript-assessment-with-author-michael-trant/

To find the auction you’re interested in, just search ‘Authors for Farmers’ and the person’s name.

This is a fundraiser initiative with proceeds going to Buy a Bale (Rural Aid) to assist Australian farmers experiencing hardship through drought.

I can’t wait to see what talent is unearthed in this process.

Best of luck!

Win Writing Mentoring for Family History or Community Stories, or Young People Writing Fiction, with Author Melinda Tognini

October 4, 2018 By Josephine Moon in Uncategorized Tags: auction, authors for farmers, bid, buy a bale, community, drought, ebay, family, fundraising, history, josephine moon, Melinda tognini, mentor, mentoring, stories, town, writing

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This is a special auction in our fundraiser to raise funds for Buy a Bale. Author Melinda Tognini is offering up to ten hours of mentoring for you or your family or community group. Being interested in the ‘hidden stories’ of our society, Melinda would love to work with you to help you get your story down on paper.

Melinda is also happy to work with young people who are writing fiction.

Here is some information about Melinda and what she is offering.

If you have a story to tell, then make sure you keep following along and bid, bid, bid to win Melinda’s attention!

Melinda’s offer will be on eBay in the THIRD round of auctions, starting 19 October 6pm.

Welcome, Melinda!

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Bio: Melinda Tognini is the author of Many Hearts, One Voice: the story of the War Widows’ Guild, and has been teaching and running workshops for more than 20 years. She is passionate about telling ‘invisible’ stories and empowering others to find their voice.

Why are you excited to mentor? Other than wanting to help our farmers, I love sharing what I’ve learned from listening to people’s stories, and researching community, local history and family history projects.

Genres: family history, community, history, autobiography, biography, general non-fiction.

Length of mentorship: up to 10 hours (reading and mentoring)

Communication: phone, email, Skype, in person

Reply time: by negotiation

Auction reserve: $149

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Interested? Of course you are! Stay tuned by following me on Facebook, Twitter or here on this blog to make sure you get all the news in the lead up to this exciting event!

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AUTHORS FOR FARMERS is an initiative by Australian author Josephine Moon (www.josephinemoon.com) to band together fellow authors from around the country to help with drought relief fundraising for Australian farmers. All money raised goes to BUY A BALE (registered charity, http://www.buyabale.com.au).

(Please note: Ebay charges fees for using its platform and these will be will be deducted from the total donation amount at the end.)