A BIG thank you to the lovely Nic from Irresistible Reads and the force-of-nature who is Linds from Bibliophile Brouhaha who have organised an appreciation week starting Monday 29th August. Also participating are other wonderful bloggers such as Inkcrush, The Unread Reader, Supernatural Snark and I Swim For Oceans – mega thanks to them also!

These guys have all been so supportive of Raw Blue, and Aussie YA in general, so they already have my undying gratitude, but this is really amazing of them. Apparently we’re all going to an island resort where we will drink pina coladas and lie around the pool and talk about how great I am.

Okay, I am kidding. There will be giveaways, posts, reviews, other Aussie YA features, and I’ll be doing a couple of guest posts talking a bit about Night Beach (the new book due out in February) and how the writing process was for me (fraught is the short answer!), as well as a bit on Raw Blue. If you want to know more, check out Irresistible Reads and Bibliophile Brouhaha for the rundown.

Finally, Missie from The Unread Reader and Melissa from I Swim For Oceans made the most beautiful buttons. Look at them! Below are my two favourites …