Robert Dessaix on Reading
Reading is like shaking the kaleidoscope of who you are: the shards in there are the same old shards, but something reconfigures them….
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How to Become a Writer: Mark Simpson
This series is based on an early short-story by Lorrie Moore called ‘How to Become a Writer’, a wry account of all the seemingly random events, choices and…
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Big Sky Festival 2020
In early October I had the delight and privilege of taking part in Geraldton’s Big Sky Readers and Writers Festival. Before the formal…
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How to Become a Writer: Kate Mildenhall
Kate Mildenhall is a writer and teacher. Her debut novel, Skylarking, was named in Readings Top Ten Fiction Books of 2016 and longlisted…
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How Writers Earn Money: My 2020 EOFY Report
Welcome back to How Writers Earn Money, in which I pull back the curtains and reveal closely-guarded secrets about writers’ incomes. I believe it’s better to have honest conversations about the realities of the incredibly low incomes most writers earn, as well as exploring other avenues for earning income beyond advances and royalties. I share real figures, facts and tips and stories from writers about how they manage to pay the bills while writing.
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How to Become a Writer: Meg Mundell
Meg Mundell is a Melbourne-based author, researcher and journalist. Her writing has appeared in The Guardian, The Age, Sydney Morning Herald, Eureka Street,…
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What to Expect When You’re Expecting a Book: Cover Design
So your first book has been accepted for publication: congratulations! In the next few months your face will be all over television and…
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On Writing: Sigrid Nuñez – Write What You See
I like this slightly different take on the ‘write what you know’ idea: Rather than write about what you know…write about what you…
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How to Become a Writer: Donna Mazza
My guest on this edition of How to Become a Writer* is Donna Mazza. Donna is an award-winning author of poetry, short fiction and novels….
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How Writers Earn Money: Podcast
If you like listening more than reading, my recent talk on How Writers Earn Money at the WA Writing & Publishing Industry Forum…
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