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Goldie Alexander

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Born

in Melbourne , Australia

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Adult, Young Adult, Middle Schoo, Literature & Fiction, Non Fictio, Romance

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all the classics. English, Russian and American

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July 2010

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Goldie's parents had migrated from Poland and when she was small, she hardly spoke any English.

Her first four Young Adult books were 'Dolly Fiction' novels published under the pseudonym of Gerri Lapin. Her first book under her own name, "Mavis Road Medley" is a time travel fiction exploring the world of Princes Hill and her parents' struggles to survive the Depression. Since then Goldie has written more than 90 books, and many prize winning short stories and articles.

These days Goldie is known for her historical, science fiction and mystery novels, plus her short stories and non fiction such as Mentoring Your Memoir.

'My Australian Story: Surviving Sydney Cove' is now in its 10th edition. 'Mavis Road Medley' (Margaret Hamilton Books 1991) w ...more

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Average rating: 3.67 · 524 ratings · 88 reviews · 46 distinct works • Similar authors

	Transported: The Diary of Elizabeth Harvey, Australia, 1790 3.53 avg rating — 319 ratings — published 2002 — 9 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	My Holocaust Story: Hanna 3.91 avg rating — 117 ratings — published 2015 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	That Stranger Next Door 3.70 avg rating — 10 ratings — published 2014 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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	Dessi's Romance 3.43 avg rating — 7 ratings — published 2013 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	In Hades 3.67 avg rating — 6 ratings — published 2014 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The youngest cameleer really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 5 ratings — published 2011	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Mavis Road Medley 3.80 avg rating — 5 ratings — published 1991 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Body and Soul 2.75 avg rating — 4 ratings — published 2003 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Neptunia it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 2 ratings — published 2013	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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DEADLY DIALOGUES

There is more to good dialogue that breaking up a pattern on a page.

Dialogue is a way to show rather than tell.Dialogue adds immediacy to your narrative

Dialogue and character are interlinked in that dialogue reveals character.

Dialogue can cut pages of description and fill in background.

Dialogue + carefully inserted action = lively paced reading.

But one of the most difficult aspects for writing f

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A God in Ruins

by Kate Atkinson

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And Fire Came Down (Caleb Zelic #2)

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Bombs on Aunt Dainty

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“Though most of the (books) that came into me (when working as an editor), I only needed to read a couple of pages to show me the book was not for me: wrong kind of book, too similar to one I was already publishing, or–more often–sloppy writing with little or no texture and slim to missing characterization that did not pull me in. If I got past the first chapter and into the next, that was a very good sign.”
― Goldie Alexander

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“Sarah says that the Governor thinks Master Dodd the most trustworthy man in all Port Jackson. Though she also adds that my Master puts too much faith in God - and not enough in hard work - to get us out of our misery. But it seems to me that if all my Master says about God is true, and if God were listening, then our poor lives would not be as sad. Yet, I would never dare say this aloud, as surely I would be flogged for blasphemy”
― Goldie Alexander, Transported: The Diary of Elizabeth Harvey, Australia, 1790

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