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A Pox on You, Scammers
There are few things that make me angrier than people who prey on a writer’s hope. Another email landed in my inbox this week. Apparently, a development team has reviewed Death...
A Pox on You, Scammers
There are few things that make me angrier than people who prey on a writer’s hope. Another email landed in my inbox this week. Apparently, a development team has reviewed Death...
When you reach the last chapters of your book
This week I’ve been advising two writers who are approaching the last chapters of their books. Oh, my goodness me, I’m thrilled for them! They’ve done the work of bringing...
When you reach the last chapters of your book
This week I’ve been advising two writers who are approaching the last chapters of their books. Oh, my goodness me, I’m thrilled for them! They’ve done the work of bringing...
The Phone Has Won
Our attention is broken into so many tiny pieces now. I’m bereft at how scattered our minds have become. It’s very difficult to stay on point as writers. When I...
The Phone Has Won
Our attention is broken into so many tiny pieces now. I’m bereft at how scattered our minds have become. It’s very difficult to stay on point as writers. When I...
What Did Zeitgeist Literary Agency say?
What a beautiful three days we had at The Art of Writing in Sydney at Woollahra Library in Double Bay. Seriously, the vibe, the atmosphere was sublime. Twenty writers with...
What Did Zeitgeist Literary Agency say?
What a beautiful three days we had at The Art of Writing in Sydney at Woollahra Library in Double Bay. Seriously, the vibe, the atmosphere was sublime. Twenty writers with...
A Wee Backstory Reminder
RESIST! You know the moment. Your character walks into a room, looks at an old photograph and suddenly we are dragged through her childhood, her parents’ marriage, the death of...
A Wee Backstory Reminder
RESIST! You know the moment. Your character walks into a room, looks at an old photograph and suddenly we are dragged through her childhood, her parents’ marriage, the death of...
If I Wanted a Summary, I'd Read the Back Cover.
Every week I open a manuscript full of promise, only to discover the best bits have already happened. 'They argued.' 'She was devastated.' 'He fell in love.' Thank you. That's...
If I Wanted a Summary, I'd Read the Back Cover.
Every week I open a manuscript full of promise, only to discover the best bits have already happened. 'They argued.' 'She was devastated.' 'He fell in love.' Thank you. That's...
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