They say you never stop learning and, whoever ‘they’ are, I hope they’re right. I love studying, extending my understanding of the world and those in it. So when the opportunity came along last month to apply for a scholarship for a five-week ‘Writing Inclusive Fiction’ course, I jumped at…
Stephen King (horror writer extraordinaire) says that a story’s opening lines should “invite the reader to begin the story”. “It should say: Listen. Come in here. You want to know about this.” Of course what one person wants to know differs tremendously from what another person wants to know. So…
Wow, what a fun series that was – we have seen a lot of handwriting over the past few weeks! What about your handwriting? Have you analysed it yet? Do you have a broad perspective on life, do emotions rule your thinking, are you optimistic or visionary, how much do…
What kind of books does Sean Williams write? Science fiction and fantasy for readers of all ages. Tell me more! Sean Williams is an award-winning, #1 New York Times-bestselling author of over forty novels and one hundred stories, including some set in the Star Wars universe and some written with…
What kind of books does Michael Pryor write? YA Fantasy and Science Fiction. Tell me more! Michael Pryor is one of Australia’s most popular and acclaimed authors of Fantasy and Science Fiction. He has published more than thirty-five novels (including the Laws of Magic series, Machine Wars and 10 Futures)…
Congratulations to the Australian Horror Writers’ Association and Shane Jiraiya Cummings for winning the 2016 Australian Shadows Award for Best Edited Work with ‘Dead of Night: The Best of Midnight Echo Magazine‘. Woo hoo! The collection includes my story ‘Darker’. I’m particularly chuffed because the year ‘Darker’ was first published…
What kind of books does Chris Allen write? Thriller, Action, Espionage, Adventure. Tell me more! Chris Allen writes escapist action thrillers having seen and done it all. A former paratrooper, Chris served in three Commonwealth armies across two decades and four continents. He left the military due to injuries, retiring…
