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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How to Become a Writer: Lee Kofman
Lee Kofman is the author of five books, including memoirs Imperfect: How bodies shape the people we become and The Dangerous Bride; co-editor of…
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Top 10 Books of 2018
I’ve been in a reading malaise for a while now, and due to some things going on in my personal life, when I…
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Soon after you sign a contract with a publisher, the editing process begins. A recent poll revealed that being edited is one of…
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Go a little out of your depth and when you don’t feel that your feet are quite touching the bottom, you’re just about…
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Top 10: Memoirs
I read a great deal more fiction than non-fiction, but I do love a good memoir. These are some of my favourites. Cheryl…
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Harry Saddler is the author of The Eastern Curlew (2018), We Both Know: Ten Stories About Relationships(2005) and Small Moments (2007), a short novel about the aftermath of the…
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Tobias Wolff on Writing
I recently rediscovered this quote, from Tobias Wolff’s incredible novel Old School, while looking through an old notebook. Does it feel true of…
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