What to Expect When You’re Expecting a Book: Being Edited
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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Writers Ask Writers: Tools of the Trade
This month on Writers Ask Writers we’re joined by Angela Savage, awarded author of three crime novels, Beyond the Night Bazaar, The Half Child…
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Working on the source of pain awakens something emotional, something embryonic and bewildering. The unruly return of a memory held down with the…
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Writers Ask Writers
I’m pleased to announce a new feature on my blog, commencing next week, called Writers Ask Writers. Myself and a group of five…
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Australian Literature Month 2013
This April, Kim Forrester is hosting a month-long celebration of Australian literature at her blog Reading Matters. She’s inviting other people to join…
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The Next Big Thing (New Book Meme)
Last week, Sara Foster tagged me in a book meme called the Next Big Thing, which asks authors to answer ten questions about…
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Whiskey & Charlie: Journey to a Book (Part 2)
At a certain point in the writing of a novel, the time comes to show the work to someone else. It’s a frightening…
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Q & A with Author Amanda Curtin
Amanda Curtin is a writer and freelance book editor based in Perth, Western Australia. Her first novel, The Sinkings, was published by University…
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