Advice for writers.
A few weeks ago, I asked an author pal of mine for help with synopsis-writing. Lucky me – I received some fantastic advice. So fantastic in fact, I thought I’d share what I learnt with my readers. With that in mind, I asked a whole heap of other authors for…
A few weeks ago, I asked an author pal of mine for some help with synopsis-writing. Lucky me – I received some truly marvellous advice. So marvellous in fact, I thought I’d share what I learnt with my readers. With that in mind, I asked a whole heap of other…
What type of women are you, and what are you not? Different women respond to the same female character in different ways. Of course they do, because not all women are the same. So how do you write a realistic female character that will appeal to most women? Women are…
Why reading young adult literature keeps me sane, and in love… A short time ago, I was talking to an intelligent and creative group of Gen Ys, all in their late teens and early twenties. We were out celebrating at a club (yes, I know, at my age!) and they…
Get your calendar ready… Last month, I attended a literary cage fight hosted by Sophie Hamley at Shearer’s Bookshop in Leichhardt called “When Genres Attack!”. It was an inspiring evening of intellectual and insightful debate that prompted me to ask my readers whether genre should actually mean something to them…
For those who could not be there… Saturday, 21st May 2011 was the day set by many doomsday Christians as the beginning of Armageddon, or the Rapture – the taking up into heaven of God’s elect people. It was also the day set for the 2010 Aurealis Awards. As far…
In Today’s Genre-Sensitive Publishing World, Might George Orwell Be *gasp* Unreadable? Ever since ‘genre’ was invented (by Plato and Aristotle, no less, when they divided ancient Greek literature into drama, poetry or prose), theorists have philosophized about the concept of genre, evolving and expanding it such that, today, genre and…
