An Aussie Christian who enjoys reading, getting out in nature and likes to write.
People sit down and try to write a novel for a lot reasons. For some it is a compulsion that they’ve had since childhood, others just to see if they can. For a lot of people there is a misguided perception that it’s easy. Because I’m telling you, it’s not. Not easy to write a … More Being A Writer.
Want to know secrets to making your dialogue sizzle? Over at Janice Hardy’s blog, The Other Side Of The Story, guest author Rayne Hall shares 13 secrets for sizzling dialogue. They are great tips for anyone wanting help to improve their dialogue. And they come with examples, I just love examples. You can check it … More Writing Tip Wednesday: On Writing Dialogue.
The YA urban sci-fi that I am currently working on is a rewrite. I had written it, completed it, and even submitted it once or twice. But it was full of plot holes, so in the middle of last year, after it was resting for about a year, I decided to rewrite it. Now, while … More Letting go of 60,000 words.
In the YA urban sci-fi I’m writing there are a few fight scenes. When first writing these scenes, I started to wonder just how good they were, because there’s only so many moves your characters can make in a fight before things start getting repetitive. Recently I discovered the blog by writer Janice Hardy, and … More Writing Tip Wednesday: Tips On Writing Action Scenes by Janice Hardy.
Who said writing has to be a solitary pursuit? If you are an Australian writer on twitter, come join me and Emily Mead this and every Friday night that you can for #writeclub. We will be doing writing sprints from 7pm-midnight Sydney time (AEDT). (Anyone else around the world awake at that time feel free … More Hey, Aussie Writers.
All you writers out there, I have update my submissions open page. There are now 11 opportunities for writers, both in Australia and International. Most of the new submissions open close February so be quick to check them out. There are plenty of submissions for short story writers. You can view the page here. Happy … More I Have Updated My Submissions Open Page!
Lightspeed Magazine are doing a special issue with all stories by women! This came in response to the notion by some men that women destroy science fiction. So ladies, if you have a sci-fi short story (no fantasy) up to 7,500 words submit away. According to Lightspeed sci-fi is: ‘fiction that speculates on our future, … More Calling All Women Sci-fi Writers.
Welcome to my first writerly update of the year. I’ve been very busy writing wise this past fortnight, using everyday of the new year so far to it’s full potential. So, what have I been up to? Well, it’s school holidays here in Australia, which usually means less writing time for me because my two … More A Writerly Update 15.
Welcome to my very first Writing Tip Wednesday of 2014. Every fortnight I share a writing tip or link to a great post I have discovered about writing so be sure to pop in every second Wednesday to check them out. Today I would like to direct you to this post by YA author Jessica … More Writing Tip Wednesday: Jessica Spotswood on the reality of publishing.
I’ve seen a few of these posts popping up so I thought I would do one of my own. My 2014 resolutions reading wise are: This year I want to read at least 60 books. (Last year it was 70 and I just managed to complete it, finishing the last book at 10.30 last night) … More My 2014 resolutions.
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