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Robyn O'Sullivan

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I am a professional writer and editor, living on the beautiful Bass coast of Victoria, Australia. My published works include a novella "Topsy Turvy", and the collections "Getting a Life" and "Everything’s All Right", which were released by the award-winning Ginninderra Press. I have written 40+ non-fiction educational books for children that have been distributed around the world including Australia, the United States, Canada, New Zealand and China. Other credits include creative non-fiction pieces in magazines such as “Quadrant”, and short stories in anthologies such as "Guilty Pleasures and Other Dark Delights", the award-winning “Midnight Echo 14”, and "Spawn: Weird Horror Tales About Pregnancy, Birth and Babies". My short story “A Tale ...more

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I have a writing buddy. She is a talented writer and I am privileged to workshop with her. My buddy is seriously committed to writing, and she means business. If I'm not producing enough work, she says so. If I'm not maintaining contact with the outside world, she asks me why. And if I don't post a blog today, she'll email me tonight!

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	More Than Man's Best Friend: The Story of Working Dogs 3.67 avg rating — 6 ratings — published 2006	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
	Science Chapters: Your 206 Bones, 32 Teeth,: and Other Body Math 3.80 avg rating — 5 ratings — published 2006	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
	Science Chapters: Weedy Sea Dragons, Spitting Cobras: and Other Wild and Amazing Animals 4.25 avg rating — 4 ratings — published 2006	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 Wright Brothers Fly liked it 3.00 avg rating — 5 ratings — published 2007 — 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
	Jackie Robinson Plays Ball 4.33 avg rating — 3 ratings — published 2007	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
	Windows on Literacy Fluent Plus (Science: Science Inquiry): Meet Jane Goodall (Nonfiction Reading and Writing Workshops) liked it 3.00 avg rating — 3 ratings — published 2007	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
	Windows on Literacy Fluent Plus (Social Studies: History/Culture): The Jackie Robinson Story it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating — published 2006	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
	Windows on Literacy Fluent Plus (Social Studies: Economics/Government): Dogs at Work liked it 3.00 avg rating — 1 rating — published 2006	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
	Windows on Literacy Fluent Plus (Science: Physical Science): The Wright Brothers (Nonfiction Reading and Writing Workshops) 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — published 2007	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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Robyn O'Sullivan rated a book it was amazing Nightmare Reef: A Deep Sea Thriller by Deborah Sheldon (Goodreads Author)	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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Robyn O'Sullivan rated a book it was amazing Bodily Harm: A Crime-Horror Novel by Deborah Sheldon (Goodreads Author)	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
I’ve just read Bodily Harm, the latest novel by Deb Sheldon. This is a thriller in every sense of the word. A deeply disquieting tale effectively carried through to its startling climax by Sheldon’s main characters, Cara Haynes and Mick Thompson. The ...more
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This is another great read by Deb Sheldon. A new type of vampire living in a different kind of town. The human characters are ordinary people who are existing in what amounts to a parallel universe; a town that is set aside as a safe place for vampir ...more
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