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Tag Archives: books
Fantastic Australian Voices – Part 1
In my mind, the combination of ‘Australian’ and ‘fantasy’ equals Mad Max. At least, it used to. Please don’t write in, I know Mad Max doesn’t technically fit within the fantasy genre. But it’s in the ball park. And recently, … Continue reading
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Tagged anthony eaton, australian, authors, books, darklands, daywards, fantasy, festival, fiction, mad max, margo lanagan, nightpeople, perth, skyfall, voice, will elliott, writers, writing
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Ending the Suspense
Sometimes, the words simply refuse to come. Or they spit out reluctantly, occasionally spraying the screen in explosive gouts of rusty prose in protest at their forced exposure. At these miserable times, I look around at the rows of books on my shelves, the … Continue reading
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Tagged adam ross, authors, books, endings, festival, fiction, ilustrado, miguel syjuko, mr peanut, perth, planning, popeye never told you, rodney campbell, writers, writing
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The Death of Print? Maybe Not
As most book-lovers know, it’s never been easier to buy and read a book. E-readers are now being sold with free beginner libraries of 500 or more classic novels. Additional titles, both classic and contemporary, can be purchased at far … Continue reading
Lashings and Lashings of Childhood Faves
Guest post by Tamara Hunter The enthusiasm bubbling out of the authors up front spills all the way across the stage, down the steps and into the broadly smiling audience seated here this holiday Monday morning. Memories of smugglers and … Continue reading
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Tagged aa milne, alistair maclean, andrew joyner, author, books, brian falkner, childhood books, children, enid blyton, Famous Five, favourite, george and martha, harry potter, heidi, james marshall, johanna spyri, nim's island, perth writers festival, roald dahl, sue whiting, tolkien, wendy orr, willard price, winnie the pooh, write, writing
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Second Novel Squeeze
Guest post by Tamara Hunter Toni Jordan had what was, by any measure, a dream run with her satirically funny debut novel, Addition. Sold into 16 countries, it featured as ‘Comedy of the Summer’ on Richard and Judy’s Book Club … Continue reading
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Tagged alibrandi, author, book, books, melina marchetta, novel, perth writers festival, process, publisher, second, second novel, toni jordan, write, writer, writing
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So You Want To Be Published – Part 2: A Publisher’s Tips
Getting your book published is harder than ever. Traditional format publishing is under increasing pressure from the rise of e-publishing and falling book sales, among other factors. This means publishers are becoming more selective about the manuscripts they buy and … Continue reading
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Tagged advice, agents, author, books, lliterary, manuscripts, melanie ostell, perth, perth writers festival, proofreading, publisher, publishing, submissions, tips, uwa publishing, writer, writing
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So You Want To Be Published – Part 1
So you want to be published. Why? Think about it. Take plenty of time because, let’s face it, it’s not going to happen in a hurry…if at all. Unless you’ve got cash to burn and can pay to self-publish, the … Continue reading
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Tagged author, books, manuscripts, melanie ostell, perth, proofreading, publisher, publishing, submissions, tips, uwa publishing, writer, writers festival, writing
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Looking for Truth in Fantasy
It seems contradictory, but the best fantasy is rooted in reality. Unless it contains what author and literary academic Anthony Eaton describes as ‘touchstones of truth’ with which readers can relate, he says the most fantastic, imaginative story will fall … Continue reading
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Tagged advice, anthony eaton, author, books, darklands, fantasy, genre, how to write, perth writers festival, reality, truth, workshop, write, writing
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How to Score 100 Books
Each morning, after the multi-stage marathon that is feeding my children breakfast, I grab my first, and most desperately needed, cup of tea and stumble, bleary-eyed, to the computer to check what the rest of the world is up to. Usually, … Continue reading
The Secret to Great Make-Up
Think of your favourite book (or books if, like me, your literary affections are fickle). Now think about why you love it. I’ll bet the first thought to mind is not ‘because it’s so well written’. That may be one … Continue reading
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