Just Another Week in Suburbia: The Sex Scenes
The first real sex scene I tackled was in my YA novel Pride (the first draft was written in 2002). Early drafts implied that the protagonist, Luke, and his girlfriend, Amanda, had sex. It was the typical consummation of intimacy that was kept off the page. Pride was selected for the 2009 Olvar Wood Fellowship. Queensland author, Inga Simpson, mentored me through a redraft, in which I added this vague sex scene. She highlighted its shapelessness – the scene acted as this general overview that embodied the relationship as a whole. In the redraft(s) that scene gained definition, showing a young couple’s first time. When Busybird Publishing were trying to place Pride…
Song of the Curlew
Title: Song of the CurlewAuthor: Lazaros ZigomanisPrice (Paperback): $25.00Publication Date: 1 June 2019Format: Paperback (210x140mm, 298 pages)ISBN Print: 978-0-6484789-3-5 Ebook: 978-0-6484789-4-2Category: Young Adult Fiction Dreams mean nothing unless you have the courage to pursue them. Luke Miggs wants more than small-town life – the grind of chores on the family farm, playing footy, and drinks with friends. Like maybe doing something about his crush on Amanda Hunt, a barmaid at the local who’s smart, funny, and ambitious. Or playing footy in the big league. At eighteen, it can’t be too late, can it? There’s the Curlews, at least, although the team’s little more than battlers. If only they could take…
