When Life Propels You Forwards

Grab it With Arms Open Wide

When life propels you forwards, be sure to grab it with arms open wide.

I could never have imagined the life that my novella, Love & Laughter, has taken on all of its own accord.

The secret to the novella's success? Community.

Creating genuine connections and friendships is the answer to lasting support from your circle of influence. But this will never happen with fake and shallow engagement. To feel part of a warm environment of belonging, we have to encourage each other wholeheartedly.

Okay, let me explain.

My life cycle on Instagram began as a nonfiction writer-turned-self-published author with the advent of a close-knit network called, Nonfiction Network. In that tight circle of support, we shared each others' work on a weekly basis, then bi-monthly, and now monthly. You can check out our community at this hashtag: #nonfictionnetwork

What has this got to do with my novella, you might ask. It is that same community of nonfiction writers and authors, who have helped propel Love & Laughter into the world. You see, many nonfiction writers also turn to fiction as multi-genre authors, and so our network continues to support each other in our various endeavours. This did not happen overnight. It took years of genuine interaction, conversations and heartfelt engagement with advice and tips to help each other progress. 

All this to say, my novella, Love & Laughter, has hit the ground running for launch day on 13 March 2025. 

It is available right now for preorder at a special introductory price. 

The price will increase on launch day, 13 March 2025.


Here’s the preorder link for you:

Love & Laughter Preorder Link:

**The link will open to your country’s Amazon page via books2read.


Here's a little backstory into my 'why' for writing Love & Laughter:

Right from my early days of nonfiction writing, I have been fascinated with the success, or not, of longevity in relationships. What makes a partnership succeed? What makes it fail? Please note, I am not referring to abusive situations. 

My interest was piqued when my husband and I reached a major wedding milestone and I began to reflect. Certainly, our relationship, and most others, I'm sure, don't always run smoothly. So what is it that makes some relationships outlast others? I might not have that one golden answer, but I can tell you the secret to my own marital longevity success; and that is to 'have the awkward conversations.' Over and over again. Some conflicts will never be resolved, but deeper layers of understanding emerge with each conversation had.

Anyway, I digress. Love & Laughter began as an entertaining romcom based on a real-life occurrence in my neighbourhood, which happens to be the opening scene. Thereafter, my intrigue of all things relationships kicked in and I began observing the interactions of spouses, widowers, divorcees, and developed my own interpretation in Love & Laughter. Ultimately, it comes down to our self-love which is what I have always preached, as to the quality of our relationships. How much we value ourselves, is reflected in our interactions, choices and confidence.

So that's the backstory, but the premise is a laugh-out-loud funny, witty banter and clean, closed-door, second chance romance love story.

I implore you to take a chance on the folks of Pelican Cove and see how well you relate to their stories of love & laughter (and other disasters).

Click on the link for your preorder:

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And if romance is *NOT* your thing, I have just the antidote for you. The nonfiction anthology, Not Marriage Material comes out on 14 February 2025; yip, a very un-Valentines Day read! I’m a proud contributor with an excruciatingly vulnerable teenage un-love story which I was thrilled to have selected for the anthology. Collated by Sue Bavey, and all true, since it’s a nonfiction anthology.

You can find the preorder link here:

Not Marriage Material


I’m curious to know; is Valentines Day something you celebrate, or avoid like the plague? 😅

💕 Happy reading book lovers, until next time 💕




Location: Sydney NSW, Australia
Elora is a relationship writer with tips that empower you to build greater relationship success.

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