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What’s so special about a table? (aka Quinn, by design)

Absolutely everything. In Quinn, by design—Choosing Family Book 2, one of Niall Quinn’s major creations is a table made from a single bark to bark piece of Huon pine (pictured on my website jenniferrainesauthor.com). The Huon pine or Macquarie pine, Lagarostrobos franklinii, is a species of conifer native to the wet southwestern corner of Tasmania, Australia. While known as a pine, it’sContinue reading “What’s so special about a table? (aka Quinn, by design)”

Reflections on an author signing event

Let’s just put this out there—the weakest link in my writing journey is promotion and marketing. But I’m learning. And part of that learning was to join The Australian Romance Readers Association (ARRA)‘s A Romantic Rendezvous. This was a multi author event across Brisbane, Sydney, Melbourne and Perth—a huge amount of work for a volunteer organisation that supports AustralianContinue reading “Reflections on an author signing event”