500-word challenge
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Through The Glass
Darkly
by Gwen AngstromThe next challenge, write up to 500 words around the theme: SPEED. Closes midnight, 1 May 2012 AWST (GMT+8) More>
Author Archives: waxings
The Rich Rewards of Research
By Carina Tan-Van Baren and Tamara Hunter Think research is dry and dusty? Rather be conjuring dragons from the clouds? You could be missing one of the most fun parts of writing a book. Far from a necessary evil, authors at … Continue reading
The Reading Cure
By Tamara Hunter “Is reading overrated?” The question posed by the 2012 Perth Writers Festival session seemed a ridiculous one to ask in a forum jammed with readers, writers, publishers and general devotees of the written word. Talk about preaching … Continue reading
Festival Feast And 500 Words
And we’re back. After an extended break over the festive season – slave to the demands of “the world of real things” as author John Birmingham describes it – Waxings is back in business. This weekend, yours truly and Tamara … Continue reading
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Tagged competition, perth writers festival, writing
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Winner, ‘Hunger’ Challenge
Congratulations to Greg Doolan, winner of the ‘hunger’ challenge with Gone in a Flash, a thought-provoking reflection on what makes life worth living – for one man at least. Greg wins a copy of Bird by Bird: Some Instructions on … Continue reading
Nano for Noobs
November is NaNoWriMo (National Novel Writing Month). If, like me, you are both intrigued and intimidated by the thought of writing a novel in just four weeks, read on. Guest post by Simon Haynes I don’t like calling anyone a noob, but … Continue reading
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Tagged books, NaNoWriMo, National Novel Writing Month, simon haynes, writing
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E-book Publishing: A Beginner’s Experience
Guest post by Vanessa Monaghan In my corner of the Internet, I blog about the ups and downs of life with food allergies. My blog is called “Food Allergy Mum” because that’s the title that seems to define me most days … Continue reading
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Tagged amazon, book blogs, digital text platform, e-books, e-junkie, food allergy mum, kindlestore, publishing, vanessa monaghan
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On Poetry, Writer’s Block and Eating
Guest post by Kaitlyn Plyley I’ve just sat down for a chat with Perth writer and filmmaker David Vincent Smith, also known as DVS (pronounced ‘Devious’ – see what he did there?). DVS is one of Perth’s best performance poets, … Continue reading
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Q&A With Text Prize Winner Jane Higgins
Jane Higgins won the 2010 Text Prize for Young Adult and Children’s Writing for her first novel, The Bridge, a post-apocalyptic action thriller. Jane lives in Christchurch, New Zealand, where she is a senior research fellow at Lincoln University, specialising in youth … Continue reading
Winner, ‘Breath’ Challenge
Congratulations to Kimberlee Akimoto, winner of the ‘breath’ challenge with Bated Breath. It certainly made me think about my life choices. Kim wins a copy of The Writer’s Journey: Mythic Structure for Writers by Christopher Vogler. Thanks to all who … Continue reading
New ‘Hunger’ Challenge and More…
The ‘breath’ challenge has now closed and our guest judge, Ara Jansen, is hard at work reading the submissions. Good luck to all who entered – picking the winner will be tough. *evil laugh of someone with no judging responsibility* … Continue reading
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