Storytime At Riverwood Cabin
Over the past couple of months I've had a lot of fun with a new project... Vikas (my son-in-law Aakarsh's brother) is an experienced and...
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Rosie's Blog
- Aug 17, 2022
- 1 min
The Joy of Writing
I feel so incredibly blessed to now have the time to write, write, write! But having said that, I find I’m still drawn away by all sorts...
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- Oct 29, 2021
- 4 min
Read Aloud Books
When I was seven years old and living in the city of Auckland, my parents took up teaching positions at the St Christopher’s Anglican...
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- Jul 19, 2021
- 3 min
Two Full Hearts in an Empty Nest
We have had the incredible joy of celebrating four of our children’s weddings in the last 18 months. Huge changes in the Boom family!...
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- Jul 6, 2021
- 1 min
Twin Finalists
I was delighted to receive an email saying that Where the Jungle Calls is a finalist in the 2021 CALEB Prize in the Children’s Fiction...
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- Jul 2, 2021
- 1 min
First Books Ever Read by 81 Year Old
I received this email today. It doesn’t get much better than this for an author. Hi Rosie, Thank you for your 4 book series on your...
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- Jun 10, 2021
- 1 min
Writing Retreat at Kenepuru Sound
A week today and Penny and I are off on an exciting adventure! We’re spending one night in a hobbit hole, and then we’re flying to...
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- Jun 6, 2021
- 1 min
New Audiobook Available!
Where Lions Roar at Night is now available as an audiobook! I will be adding the next three books of The Barn Chronicles series over the...
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- May 18, 2021
- 1 min
Book Award
I’m excited to announce that Where the Jungle Calls has just won the 2021 Christian Indie Award in the Children’s 8-12 year category....
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- Feb 12, 2021
- 15 min
Twenty-five Writing Tips
by Rosie Boom Forewarned is forearmed. Set the cold steel of your blade against the throat of your enemies – bad dialogue, weak...
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- Feb 12, 2021
- 1 min
Homewood Stoves
Those of you who have read The Barn Chronicles will know how much we, the Boom family, love our beautiful cast iron cooking stove – a...
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- Feb 10, 2021
- 1 min
Reading in a Tree Hut
Last week I received the sort of email any author loves to get! Olivia wrote to me, “Dear Rosie Boom it’s Olivia here! I just wanted to...
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- Jan 30, 2021
- 1 min
Hello 2021!
Hello from New Zealand! It’s been ages since I posted here, and I apologize for that! The book tour of March 2020 survived for just five...
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- Mar 7, 2020
- 1 min
ITINERARY for ROSE AND PENELOPE’S BOOK TOUR
The twinnies are off on tour together! 🙂 See below for a list of dates and venues. Hope you can make it to an event near you! WARKWORTH...
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- Jan 23, 2020
- 1 min
Review of Where the Jungle Calls
Reviewed by Kathryn Drinkwater, Editor of New Zealand Christian Writers Where the Jungle Calls is a true-life story written for boys and...
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- Jan 22, 2020
- 1 min
Where the Jungle Calls Now Available!
After a very long process, Where the Jungle Calls has finally arrived in the country and is ready for marketing! It just so happened that...
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- Nov 13, 2019
- 1 min
Update on Where the Jungle Calls
Last week I vetted the final proofs of Where the Jungle Calls. It’s amazing how you can go over a manuscript with a fine tooth comb and...
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- Oct 18, 2019
- 1 min
To the Printers!
I’m very excited because yesterday, after four years of work, I sent the finished manuscript of Where the Jungle Calls to the printer!...
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- May 1, 2019
- 2 min
A Shockingly Exciting Thing
Setting the scene: Back in February 2014, just three months before Mum died, I had a very special afternoon with her. Here’s the post I...
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- Mar 8, 2019
- 1 min
“The Bad Thing About Good Books”
I recently received a beautiful letter from one of my young readers saying, “Do you know the bad thing about good books? Mum has to stop...
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