Creative and Freelance Writer
I always associated writing prompts with getting started. Used to spark new ideas or stories. What I didn’t realise was that prompts can be used at any stage of the writing process (and at any skill level). Natasha Lester’s post on how she uses writing prompts really helped with this realisation. So, while some prompts …
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I can't say I did much yesterday. I tinkered a little with my short story but I intend to look at it properly in December. Gotta give it time to breath. It might be a bit of a short turn around but I want to submit it to the Young Explorer's Adventure Guide which is due …
I was watching Paul Kelly Live at the Sydney Opera House (on TV) last night and during an interview he said something about song writing that struck a cord (no pun intended). He said a lot of song writing was boring yourself until you have an idea. I totally agree with that, or to put …
So now I'm not writing or blogging! Shame on me! The truth about yesterday is... I forgot. I went out for breakfast, then to work, got home late and just plum forgot. I've been avidly reading Reflections on the Magic of Writing by Diana Wynne Jones for the last few days as well and it is …
Hello world, I filmed a video recently on my process for writing short stories which I wanted to share. It wound up pretty long (around 8 minutes) but I hope it's full of useful, or at least insightful information on my writing process. If you want to read the short story mentioned in the video …
Kate Liston-Mills is a fiction writer from Pambula, NSW. I was lucky enough to meet her at North Gong pub with the Wollongong Writers Festival team and knew I wanted to know more about her writing and her process. Luckily she agreed to an interview and the wondrous results are below. Tell us a bit …
There's nothing better than a good interview and I thoroughly enjoyed Kyra Bandte's witty and insightful responses in this, my inaugural writer interview. Read on to hear Kyra's take on author labels, her writing process, the influence study and work has had on her writing and more. Tell us a bit about yourself and your …
With the advent of companies like Etsy this really has become the age of the indie business. And if creatives such as painters, graphic designers and furniture-makers can turn their passion into a small business, why can’t writers? The increasing availability of self-publishing services has enabled writers to do just that, but treating writing like …
