Oasis Magazine - Cairns & Tropical North Queensland Issue 28 - Feb | Mar 2019 | Page 24

The Write STUFF
Author fever has hit the Far North, with a swag of locals becoming
keyboard commandos. We caught up with six locals who have recently
added Author to their LinkedIn Profiles
ABOUT THE BOOK: If you’ve ever
dreamt of pursuing a career in
renovating properties this book will
confirm the reasons you should. Cath
and Steve take you on their journey
from first-time renovators to their
biggest earning flip. Like all good
stories, along the way, events take
twists and turns, but there’s always a
positive: something new to learn.
WHY DID YOU WRITE A BOOK? Many
people have asked us how we find the
right property to buy to renovate, how
do we know what to renovate to make
quick equity and what budget is
TITLE: $100K Equity in 10 Weeks reasonable? This book is a journey
from our first ever renovation and
TOPIC: Property
includes the tips, tricks and strategies
AUTHOR: Cath Slatyer
that we ourselves have learnt and use
AVAILABLE ON: Amazon.com
with every renovation.
ABOUT THE BOOK: Escaping
the past is exactly what Joanna
is trying to do, and a tropical
paradise is just what the doctor
ordered. As far as Joanna is
concerned men are definitely
not on the agenda, and always
create more trouble than they
are worth. Small planes, palm
trees and a cyclone throw
Joanna’s world into a spin, and
what the doctor ordered is sud-
denly far more complicated.
Her resolve to avoid entangle-
ments is tested.... but maybe,
just maybe, that is exactly what
she needs to put the past
behind her.
WHY DID YOU WRITE A BOOK?
I was speaking to a friend
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successful romance writer for
five years DQG KDG NHSW LW
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always wanted to write. I
also said that writing had
been my passion for many
years, but I was afraid
to embark on a work of
fiction. Her retort was,
“Stop talking DQG just do it,”
and that was
my
call
to
action! At the time I
was
house
bound
and
recovering from surgery, a big
challenge for someone who
hates being indoors, so
the
book was my saving
grace. I started writing that
day and I quickly realized just TITLE: Destiny in Paradise
TOPIC: Romance
how much I loved writing
AUTHOR:
Dee Tilley
romance novels, it Ls pure
escape and a chance for me AVAILABLE ON: Amazon ,
to indulge in my passion for
Apple iBooks, Barnes
our region too.
& Noble, Kobo
ABOUT THE BOOK:
Rock Your Stripes is a frank,
fierce, full-arse femoir; part
insightful memoir, infused with
feminism, OLYHO\VSLULWHG,
deliberately confronting, and
purposefully instructional.
of her awakening at age 7 to
see life as a blank canvas; a
chance to create her own
unique, colourful journey.
Bursting out from belittling
confines, embracing individu-
alism, brave changes, disrupt-
ing the ‘play-it-safe’ conserva-
An experienced leader, change tive conformists. She shares
champion, mentor, proud fem- the valuable learnings gained
inist, and facilitator of Elevate- along a zigzag pathway of
HER – Lean In circles, Jilinda’s continually advocating for what
book bares her passion and is right, fair, equal in choice
personal mission to encourage and rich in opportunity.
TITLE: Rock Your Stripes women to: step up bravely,
TOPIC: Inspiring women to stand out boldly, and speak up Jilinda’s core message
throughout the book is:“Don’t
brilliantly.
rock their own unique,
half-arse your way through life
colourful stripes.
WHY DID YOU WRITE A BOOK? … choose to be your full-arse
AUTHOR: Jilinda Lee
Adopted as a baby, Jilinda tells version.”