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Notes from an Intern

Busybird — Fri, 04 Feb 2022 02:52:59 +0000

Before starting at Busybird I had a rather small view of the publishing world and what work really went into creating the amazing books that line my shelves. I thought all the hard work for books came from authors who had to write and create the novel, drawing readers in and building a story from their own imaginations. Whereas publishers basically printed books; job done, book sold.

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Publishing Internships

Busybird — Fri, 28 Jan 2022 04:00:28 +0000

As an avid reader and writer, a career involving the magic of words appealed to me from a very young age. I was constantly in awe of the worlds and voices that could be created with some paper and ink, and I wanted to be involved in that. However, the years rolled by, and the looming decision of my adult career grew larger and more urgent. People gave their opinions whether I asked them or not.

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How lowbrow fiction is carrying us across the murky waters of this pandemic

Busybird — Fri, 03 Dec 2021 04:55:52 +0000

In early 2020, Melbournians in lockdown found freedom in new hobbies: baking a fresh loaf of sourdough, learning to crochet, tie-dying jeans, or learning the latest TikTok dance. When the little bubble of our world became restricted, we found creativity in the corners of our homes. Many people also turned to their bookshelves for comfort. Book sales soared as we realised that, for a while…

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Mystery of the Missing Female Detectives

Busybird — Mon, 11 Oct 2021 00:34:41 +0000

A dead body found in an abandoned house, a missing child reappearing after 20 years, a murder on a train stuck in the snow. Mysteries, crimes and thrillers are my favourite books to seek out in bookshops. My shelves are slowly being overrun with these mystery novels. I have become addicted to clues and mysteries and most of all the twists that leave me shocked to my core. But one thing I have…

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Hurdles, Hope and COVID Era Publishing

Busybird — Wed, 22 Sep 2021 01:50:36 +0000

We had a place, a designated café that we always used for interviews. Decent coffee, if not overpriced, with a trendy postgrad hangout vibe. It was February 2020, and my third year as an editor for Antithesis, the postgraduate arts and humanities journal for the University of Melbourne. After working my way up, I had landed the top job as Editor-In-Chief and my brain was as bursting with…

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Creativity versus productivity

Busybird — Wed, 29 Apr 2020 06:51:42 +0000

How are you? Climbing the walls? Languishing in the depths of a cosy couch with a book or Netflix? Writing your book with gusto? Feeling guilty because you have not written anything? Not. One. Single. Word? Here’s the thing. We are at this moment turned upside down and inside out. It is the perfect time to complete projects that have been screaming at us and yet it’s all so hard – physically…

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Writing in a time of unrest

Busybird — Wed, 01 Apr 2020 03:06:56 +0000

This is not exactly the kind of editorial that I expected to write in 2020, or any time for that matter, but life has a way of throwing unexpected things at us. We have choices. We can react, throw our arms up in despair and moan about the harshness of life, be mean to each other and worry about how our life is not ‘normal’ or we can respond by taking a step back, assessing the situation…

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Writing a Blurb

Busybird — Wed, 04 Mar 2020 05:00:45 +0000

What makes a good blurb? When you pick up a book at a bookstore or library, or read a blurb somewhere online, what engages you? What convinces you to open the book and scan the first page, or to take the book home with you? The blurb is the equivalent of a movie trailer. Seen a fantastic trailer, only to find that the movie itself sucked? This is an important lesson: a good blurb…

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