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Sharyn Swanepoel - Author
September 26, 2025
anne of green gables, canada, prince edward island

40 years of dreams now a reality

Today marks 10 years since I married the love of my life. We’ve already marked this anniversary, the day I married the man of my dreams, by going on the trip of my dreams, to Prince Edward Island in Canada. If you

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Sharyn Swanepoel - Author
April 25, 2025
library events, romance writers, victoria australia, writing groups

You don’t need to do it all on your own!

Writing is a solitary process, by nature. It takes a lot of tapping away at your computer to get the words down, not only to write the story but then with edits and rewrites. But that solitary process can be helped

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woman typing on laptop
Sharyn Swanepoel - Author
March 18, 2022
education, writing community, writing tips

Get WRITING

After years of writing short stories (and that includes my time working as a journalist), I have spent several months working on a longer story. A full-length novel. To help me get through it I first completed the Novel Writing

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Sharyn Swanepoel - Author
December 2, 2023
anthology, author, authors, Romance, RWA, writing community

Time for a change?

It was around this time last year my husband was offered a new job. It was a fantastic opportunity, but it was also 1776 kilometres from where we lived. Not only did we have to pack up the house we'd

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Sharyn Swanepoel - Author
September 11, 2022
authors, Romance, RWA, writing community

Finding your people

I had been wanting to be a writer for so long, yet I didn't know what sort of writer I was. I'd joined a number of writing groups over the years and tried my hand at writing in a few

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Sharyn Swanepoel - Author
March 28, 2021
authors, writing competitions, writing tips

Finding the competition

I was thrilled to be longlisted for the Adaptable program through Queensland Writers Centre this year. And while I didn't make it to the shortlist, I still feel like I have won. Why? Because the story that made it to

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eyeglasses on book beside pink rose on cup
Sharyn Swanepoel - Author
October 18, 2020
author, Goodreads, marketing, scrivener, self-publish, writing community

The business of being an author

There's more to this gig than just writing. What does it take to become an author? It's more than coming up with a great idea for a story and then sitting down for days / weeks / months / years

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close up photo of gray typewriter
Sharyn Swanepoel - Author
August 31, 2020
career, journalism, photography

Writing as a career

A change is as good as a

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Sharyn Swanepoel - Author
July 23, 2020
anthology, Romance, RWA, writing competitions

Attention Romance Writers

Even if you are just starting out as a writer, like I am, I'd encourage you to check out writing competitions with Romance Writers of Australia. It was through entering the Sweet Treats competition in January 2020 that I had the first

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