Characters – Part 2: Describing Your Characters.
When you plot out your story – whether it’s outlining it in great detail in a notebook, or just trying to germinate seeds of ideas in your head – you’ll … Continued
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Characters – Part 1: What’s in a Name?
When creating characters, how deep to you go in constructing who they are? Do you just name them, offer a basic description, and away you go, often only really finding … Continued
A New Beginning.
We are closing … our [untitled] website. That’s right, the [untitled] website will be expiring at the end of the month, (give or take a day or two). Instead of … Continued
The Power of Self-Publishing
Self-publishing a book is very empowering. With less than ten percent of work that is submitted to traditional publishers being published, it’s any wonder that writers keep going. We … Continued
Young Writers
Well it’s time for us to go off to a writers’ camp again. Not so far to travel this time, in fact not even out of Melbourne. Today we’ve been … Continued
Stories are Currency
Humans, by nature, are curious. And because of this we are natural storytellers. It’s our way of making sense of the world and connecting with other humans. There’s no escaping … Continued
Taking Flight
Busybird has been all over the place in the last few weeks and while we might have wings, it’s good to be home and take time out to get grounded … Continued
Let’s Get Published!
It’s true, isn’t it, that there are things that happen in our lives that would seem unbelievable if we read them in a book? So when we write some of … Continued