Where is Ally?

THE GREAT AUSSIE BOOK CLUB

Join me this August September as I gush over our rich, lush, prolific, popular, overwhelmingly glorious Australian fiction scene.

I'll be covering general fiction, literary fiction, award-winning novels and up-and-comers , perennial reader favourites and debut authors, women's lit, romance, thrillers, book-to-tv/movie tie-ins, authors with gloriously deep backlists and new names to look out for.

So, if you're on the look out for a new local author to support and enjoy, then come along and chat great Aussie books at The Great Aussie Book Club!

More about what's on at Brisbane Libraries here.

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Book your ticket to the
Romance Writers of Australia's
30th Anniversary conference here.

ROMANCE WRITERS OF AUSTRALIA
CONFERENCE

WORKSHOP: BOOST YOUR AUTHOR BRAND
FRIDAY 10 DECEMBER 1:10pm - 2:40pm

Supercharge your Author Brand with award-winning romance author and branding junkie, Ally Blake, as she discusses how dedicated, deliberate, decisive branding choices can be a deciding factor in a publisher buying your book, a new reader trying one of your stories for the first time, and turning readers into fans.

Learn how to create a holistic, overarching, instantly recognisable brand across multiple platforms - website, social media, book covers, live appearances – and build familiarity, connections, and relationships that keeps readers coming back for more.

ROUND TABLE: MILLS & BOON
SATURDAY 14 AUGUST 9:30am - 10:30am

ROUND TABLE: GENRE (CONTEMPORARY)
SUNDAY 15 AUGUST 11:00am - 12:30pm

RECENTLY...

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Keen to have Ally speak at your book store, conference,
work place, library, book club,
or host a workshop on writing, editing, author branding, cover design etc.

email ally@allyblake.com

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ROMANCE BOOK CLUB
with Brisbane City Council Libraries

Join bestselling romance author Ally Blake in conversation about her favourite romance novels. Looking at historical romance, fantasy, contemporary, young adult, Australian authors and more, Ally will facilitate this unique, one-off Valentine's month Book Club giving members the chance to share, engage and find new and emerging romance writers to enjoy.

February 2020 - Library Lovers' month
KENMORE LIBRARY, GARDEN CITY LIBRARY, TOOWONG LIBRARY, CHERMSIDE LIBRARY

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HOW TO WRITE A ROMANCE NOVEL
with the Queensland Writers Centre

February 2020 - Valentine's Day series
CHERMSIDE LIBRARY, BRISBANE SQUARE LIBRARY, SUNNYBANK HILLS LIBRARY

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AUSTRALIAN ROMANCE READERS ASSOCIATION
Book Signing

'A ROMANTIC RENDEZVOUS'
BRISBANE SQUARE LIBRARY

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"The Making of a Romance Author"
The top 10 questions Ally is always asked
when people discover she is a romance author

"Author Online/Author Branding"
How to create your author brand and integrate
across website, social media, book covers

"Cover Love"
What it takes to make a great book cover -
covering branding, "the blink test" genre conventions and more...

"Writing is Rewriting"
How to revise your own work as well as working with
critique partners, agents and editors

"The Organised Writer"
Organisational hacks and habits of
highly productive writers.

AUSTRALIAN ROMANCE READERS
ROMANTIC RENDEZVOUS (LOCK DOWN) EVENT

a READING
from HIRED BY THE MYSTERIOUS MILLIONAIRE

Charlotte Nash's BOOK CLUB
"First Experiences Reading Romance"
with Charlotte Nash, Amy Andrews and Bernadette Rowley

Looking for Ally's website design, social media and book cover design business?

Head to the AllyOop Designs
Facebook page and website.

For organisational hacks and habits of happy and productive writers, check out The Organised Writer at the website and on Facebook.

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