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Literary Landscaping

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There are lots of great ‘literary’ journals in Australia – Overland, Meanjin, GoingDownSwinging, The Sleepers Almanac, Etchings, Kill Your Darlings, and the list goes on. These are journals that have … Continued

Avenues to Publishing

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As writers, we all want to get published. But over the last few years, the landscape has changed drastically. Gone are the days where your only recourse was to stick … Continued

The Evils of Exposition

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One of the enemies of interesting writing is exposition. We’re all guilty of it. At times, we need to provide backstory. The question is not only how we put this … Continued

Finding the Right Path.

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Last week, we talked about putting your characters through hell. There’s something else you also need to do: be stingy with them. A pitfall many writers fall into is handing … Continued

To Hell and Back.

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I had an author – a lovely old woman – who churned out a couple of historical romance novels yearly. Her writing was good and her voice engaging. The only … Continued

Coping.

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All of us face tumultuous times in our lives. It might be the death of a loved one, the break-up of a relationship, or the loss of a job. Whatever … Continued

Adaptation

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It’s interesting to note changes that are applied when books are adapted for the screen. Usually, some of these changes are a result of condensation. A novel might have four … Continued

Just Write.

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Lately, we’ve put up blogs about how to improve your writing, how to get the best out of your writing, and that sort of thing. We haven’t really put up … Continued