Janni Nell http://janninell.com Author of fun, quirky mysteries Tue, 14 Feb 2012 20:52:13 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en I can now reveal… the Allegra Fairweather novella has a title. Dance of Flames. I’m really happy with this title. It works on two levels –flamenco dancing and an actual fire — both of which feature in the story. The release of this novella…

]]> http://janninell.com/2012/02/14/i-can-now-reveal/ I’ve Been Very Busy… It’s been ages since my last post, but there’s a good reason. Last October I was approached about writing an Allegra Fairweather novella. I leaped at the opportunity to be included in an anthology to mark the second anniversary of…

]]> http://janninell.com/2012/02/08/ive-been-very-busy/ Time to look back… My favourite moments of 2011:

Professionally:
a) The release of my second book.
b) The acceptance of my third book.
c) A special invitation that I’ll write more about in 2012.
d) Romance Writers of Australia’s conference…

]]> http://janninell.com/2011/12/31/time-to-look-back/ Christmas Wishes… to everyone. We’ll be having a typical Aussie Christmas with prawns and steak on the BBQ, cold salads, fresh fruit, cheese and crackers. Maybe a beer or two as well.

No matter what you celebrate this season, I hope…

]]> http://janninell.com/2011/12/24/christmas-wishes/ It’s about time I… blogged about some more great books I’ve read.

1. The Illusion of Murder by Carol McCleary – a wonderful historical mystery.

2. Flirting with Forty by Jane Porter. I got this as a freebie and didn’t think it would be…

]]> http://janninell.com/2011/11/28/its-about-time-i/ A Lovely Holiday It’s been so long since I’ve blogged. I’ve been hard at work on edits for Allegra 3 plus submitting a synopsis for another story. Then I had a holiday. Several days in Port Macquarie followed by a few days…

]]> http://janninell.com/2011/11/12/a-lovely-holiday/ More Books I’ve Loved Tess Gerriten’s  The Mephisto Club was another terrific read by this author. I’m reading her books out of order, but it doesn’t matter. Love ‘em.

Dead Silence by Shirley Wells. This is the second in the Dylan Scott series and…

]]> http://janninell.com/2011/10/15/more-books-ive-loved/ Thrilling News I’m totally delighted that the third book in the Allegra Fairweather series has been accepted by Carina Press.  No word on publication date yet. Watch this space…

]]> http://janninell.com/2011/09/24/thrilling-news/ Books I’ve Loved Since completing the third manuscript in the Allegra Fairweather series, I’ve been catching up on my reading. I’ve tried some authors I’d never read before, and revisited some old favourites. Here are a few of the books I’ve loved.

Unspoken…

]]> http://janninell.com/2011/08/31/books-ive-loved/ Post Conference I’m exhausted. Duh! But what a way to go. I had the best time. Bob Mayer’s workshop was terrific – so much interesting information. The highlight was the pics of those gorgeous labs.

The Harlequin dinner and lunch with Carina…

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