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Written by Lisa Clifford, author, journalist, and founder of The Art of Writing, our blogs cover thought-provoking insights about everything "writing."

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Finding Your Way Back to Your Story

Lisa Clifford

Most writers don't struggle because they lack talent. They struggle because somewhere along the way they lose sight of the story they are trying to tell. The manuscript becomes tangled....

Finding Your Way Back to Your Story

Lisa Clifford

Most writers don't struggle because they lack talent. They struggle because somewhere along the way they lose sight of the story they are trying to tell. The manuscript becomes tangled....

ChatGPT and the Curious Case of the Hollow Para...

Alexis Stewart

There’s a reason so many early writers think ChatGPT is the answer to their prayers. Writing is hard. Structuring a story is hard. Knowing where to begin, how to build...

ChatGPT and the Curious Case of the Hollow Para...

Alexis Stewart

There’s a reason so many early writers think ChatGPT is the answer to their prayers. Writing is hard. Structuring a story is hard. Knowing where to begin, how to build...

This Fellowship Could Change Everything

Lisa Clifford

My State Library of New South Wales Fellowship changed everything for me and nominations are now open for the 2027 Fellowships!  By being awarded this Fellowship, I was able to take...

This Fellowship Could Change Everything

Lisa Clifford

My State Library of New South Wales Fellowship changed everything for me and nominations are now open for the 2027 Fellowships!  By being awarded this Fellowship, I was able to take...

Should inner conflict be resolved?

Lisa Clifford

Such an interesting question, and the answer is no, not necessarily. Internal conflict and its causes are not like character arcs. There doesn’t necessarily have to be a resolution. The...

Should inner conflict be resolved?

Lisa Clifford

Such an interesting question, and the answer is no, not necessarily. Internal conflict and its causes are not like character arcs. There doesn’t necessarily have to be a resolution. The...

Sometimes a memoir ends with a genuine insight

Lisa Clifford

12th May Character and Conflict First of all, I had the wrong date in our last Newsletter for our Character and Conflict 2-hour Craft Clinic Zoom class. It’s Tuesday May 12, 7pm in...

Sometimes a memoir ends with a genuine insight

Lisa Clifford

12th May Character and Conflict First of all, I had the wrong date in our last Newsletter for our Character and Conflict 2-hour Craft Clinic Zoom class. It’s Tuesday May 12, 7pm in...

Your old notebooks are not storage.

Lisa Clifford

We all take notes. Goodness knows I have notebooks everywhere. In every handbag, beside my bed, tucked into bookshelves, on the dining room table. Different sizes, different moods and different...

Your old notebooks are not storage.

Lisa Clifford

We all take notes. Goodness knows I have notebooks everywhere. In every handbag, beside my bed, tucked into bookshelves, on the dining room table. Different sizes, different moods and different...