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Monkey See: Journey to a Book #2 - A Second Draft & Seeking Feedback

Monkey See: Journey to a Book #2 – A Second Draft & Seeking Feedback

Posted on March 14, 2018April 13, 2022 by Annabel Smith

In my last post, I wrote about how I smashed out a first draft of my novel, (working title The Plague) in just 4…

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Writers & Other Animals: Eliza Henry-Jones on Gillian Mears' Foal's Bread

Writers & Other Animals: Eliza Henry-Jones on Gillian Mears’ Foal’s Bread

Posted on July 14, 2017 by Annabel Smith

My work in progress Monkey See features a super-intelligent Spider Monkey named Chacho. Writing the character of Chacho has made me think a lot…

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The Plague: Journey to a Book #1 - Freefall Writing a First Draft

The Plague: Journey to a Book #1 – Freefall Writing a First Draft

Posted on May 30, 2017March 11, 2022 by Annabel Smith

If you read my last Journey to a Book post, you’ll know that based on feedback from the agent who read Monkey See,  (which…

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Monkey See: Journey to a Book (Part 3) – Structural Edit & Back-Story

Monkey See: Journey to a Book (Part 3) – Structural Edit & Back-Story

Posted on March 17, 2017March 11, 2022 by Annabel Smith

For most of last year I worked on a structural edit of my novel Monkey See, based on some very detailed and insightful feedback from…

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Monkey See: Journey to a Book (Part 2) - Editing

Monkey See: Journey to a Book (Part 2) – Editing

Posted on February 23, 2016March 11, 2022 by Annabel Smith

Many years ago I worked as  teacher’s aide at St Kilda Primary School. During that period I became VERY familiar with the list of…

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Monkey See: Journey to a Book (Part 1) - Completing a First Draft

Monkey See: Journey to a Book (Part 1) – Completing a First Draft

Posted on June 15, 2015March 11, 2022 by Annabel Smith

I recently finished the first draft of my fourth novel Monkey See, which I have been writing, on and off, for a year and a…

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KSP Writing Residency Round-Up

KSP Writing Residency Round-Up

Posted on December 1, 2014 by Annabel Smith

I spent the last month as writer-in-residence at Katherine Susannah Prichard (KSP) Writers Centre in Greenmount, Western Australia. Over the course of the month I…

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Writing Residency Round-Up

Writing Residency Round-Up

Posted on July 10, 2013September 3, 2014 by Annabel Smith

The first week of my writing residency at the Fellowship of Australian Writers WA was a writing bonanza, in which I spewed out…

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Upcoming Events: Writing Residency

Upcoming Events: Writing Residency

Posted on May 27, 2013October 23, 2014 by Annabel Smith

What do a monk, a spider monkey, a clifftop temple and a tsunami have in common? They all feature in my fourth novel, an…

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NaNoWriMo? No. PeNoWriWe!

NaNoWriMo? No. PeNoWriWe!

Posted on January 22, 2013June 14, 2014 by Annabel Smith

As you may know, NaNoWriMo, or National Novel Writing Month, takes place in November each year. All over the world people try to…

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