Advice for writers.
Welcome to the second part in my blog series on short story collections. I’ve been interviewing three authors of short story collections – one in the UK, one in the US and one in Australia – about what it’s like to publish a short story collection. US author: David D…
I have decided to ask three short story writers – one in the UK, one in the US and one in Australia – what it’s like to publish a short story collection. If you’re a short story writer, as I am, I’m sure you’d love to publish a collection of…
Okay, so I wasn’t expecting that result! This January, I asked a bunch of writers what their writing goals were for 2013. Was their focus going to be novels, short stories, non-fiction… what? I was interested to see what everyone was planning to achieve, so conducted a poll on my…
2000 – the Y2K bug was supposed to bring an end to our world 1997/1999 – Nostradamus predicted Armageddon 2012 – now it’s the Mayans turn to predict our doomsday… According to an ancient Mayan inscription carved on a stone staircase in the ruins of Guatemala’s La Corona, 21 December…
You know when you’ve been to the gym, or you’ve gone for that extra long walk, and your muscles are throbbing? You’re exhausted, yet feel good for it? Well, that’s how my writery mind feels today. This is what my weekend entailed… Friday night – GenreCon cocktail party Main activity:…
This weekend in Sydney, free love reigned… of the speculative fiction variety. Having been invited to join a host of local authors to promote and celebrate speculative fiction in 2012 – there was only one thing a girl like me could say… Yes, yes, yes! Towering high above Sydney in…
Welcome to the final part of my blog series asking: what’s it like being a debut novelist? I love writing, publishing, and winning competitions with all my short stories… Still when I go to sleep at night, I dream about the day my novels will be read by, you know,…
