I wrote a picture book! Isn’t this cover by Beck Feiner just gorgeous? Two and a half years ago I had a baby, and the love I felt when I first held her was unlike anything I’d ever experienced. There were no words in all of the dictionaries in all of the languages that could … More Big Love
I did a podcast! Normally I get so flustered doing interviews that I forget how words work, but Dani from Words and Nerds was so friendly that I forgot to be nervous. We get pretty deep, chatting about our own experiences in abusive relationships, so be mindful if that’s something that may trigger you. Here’s … More Nerding about words via podcast
I’ve recently watched the Netflix series ‘The End of the F**** World’, and I loved it. I loved it for its writing, the acting, it’s Wes Anderson-esque cinematography, but mostly because it dared to show a teen female protagonist who was spiky, angry, sweary and complex. Alyssa behaves in a way that isn’t traditionally ‘nice’ … More In defence of ‘unlikeable’ female characters
I just found a couple of poems I wrote in my very early twenties. I haven’t written poetry in years, but I’ve always loved it. I read it, and I try to put a little poetry into the way I write my prose whenever I can. Much of my poetry was about unrequited love, or … More Poetry
The week before The Build-Up Season came out I was involved in a The Build-Up Season Blog Tour. Five bookish bloggers let me feature on their pretty pages to answer Q & As, their questions were considered and thoughtful, and I tried to answer them as best I could while also rambling about my extensive … More Bless bloggers (reviews and other stuff)
Music played a huge part in writing The Build-Up Season and in getting to know Ily, so she totally deserves a mix tape. Underneath Ily’s coat of amour, all adorned with spikes and razor wire, there’s a vulnerable centre hidden beneath the metal and sharp. She’s no good at expressing herself with words, but her … More The Build-Up Season Mix Tape
The Build-Up Season comes out on Monday, so I’m getting ready for the publicity machine to crank up, and the best bit – meeting readers and hearing their thoughts. It’s such a giant honour. On Thursday August 3, from 6pm (for a 6.30pm start), I’m having a Book Launch at Kinokuniya in Sydney, which is … More Upcoming Events (including Book Launch)
Here’s an article in the Sydney Morning Herald’s Good Weekend section ‘The Two of Us’ that featured my cuzzy Shari Sebbens and me last year. It was written by the lovely and brilliant Rosamund Burton, and it encapsulates our friendship pretty perfectly. Little Darwin girls who dream big. Link to PDF version here: Two_of_Us_Megan_Jacobson_and_Shari_Sebbens
I’ve finally been given the cover for my second book The Build-Up Season. Love doesn’t even come close. Here it is – It’s out August 2017, and this is the blurb – “Seventeen-year-old Iliad Piper – Ily for short – is named after war and angry at the world. Growing up with a violent father … More The Build-Up Season Cover Reveal
Seriously, how good is Pinterest? And google? Remember the olden days, when you had to buy and scour through art and photography magazines to find images that made you feel? (So umm, I may be revealing my age here, but in those wobbly, early days of dial-up interwebs I’d rush to the newsagencies every month to get … More Pinterest, I love thee
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