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I'm Lorraine Orman, and I write books for children and teenagers. This website will tell you a little about me and a lot about my books.
So far I've written:
| • | four books for primary-aged readers |
| • | three for intermediate (or middle school)-aged readers |
| • | two for secondary-aged readers |
| • | lots of short stories (I have also co-edited an anthology of short stories for children). |
I have a bach at Omaha Beach, which is an hour's drive north of Auckland, New Zealand. Just imagine four kilometres of silky white sand and crystal-clear water. Sometimes when I go down to the beach I'm the only person on the whole four kilometres of sand. I love walking beside the sea and watching the seagulls and dotterels and oystercatchers - and thinking about my stories.
Please come in and explore Story-Go-Round - and find out how much the sea and the shore have influenced my work.
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19 March 2012
The Lure of E-Book Publishing I’ve always believed that there's a lot of good luck involved in getting the right story on the right desk at the right time. My latest teenage novel Touchstone examines a very topical New Zealand issue (the ethics of digging more open-cast coal mines), but I can't find a publisher for it.
I'm intrigued by the idea of publishing it as an e-book, using the services provided by websites such as Smashwords or Amazon's Kindle Direct Publishing. There are bound to be catches – but I'm keen to know more. Kiwi Write4Kidz is currently organising a seminar on e-book publishing for authors, to be held on April 28th in Auckland. Click here for further information and bookings.
More e-book news – Hideout is out of print and Cross Tides is almost out of print – but Random House NZ have expressed interest in issuing both titles as e-books. Watch this space...
The Lure of E-Book Publishing I’ve always believed that there's a lot of good luck involved in getting the right story on the right desk at the right time. My latest teenage novel Touchstone examines a very topical New Zealand issue (the ethics of digging more open-cast coal mines), but I can't find a publisher for it.
I'm intrigued by the idea of publishing it as an e-book, using the services provided by websites such as Smashwords or Amazon's Kindle Direct Publishing. There are bound to be catches – but I'm keen to know more. Kiwi Write4Kidz is currently organising a seminar on e-book publishing for authors, to be held on April 28th in Auckland. Click here for further information and bookings.
More e-book news – Hideout is out of print and Cross Tides is almost out of print – but Random House NZ have expressed interest in issuing both titles as e-books. Watch this space...
