500-word challenge
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Through The Glass
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by Gwen AngstromThe next challenge, write up to 500 words around the theme: SPEED. Closes midnight, 1 May 2012 AWST (GMT+8) More>
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Winner, ‘Woman’ Challenge, and more..
Congratulations to Adina Pelle, winner of the 500-word ‘woman’ challenge with her modern take on a classic tale, Romeo No Longer Loves Juliet. Adina wins a copy of Write Great Fiction – Dialogue by Gloria Kempton. Thank you to all … Continue reading
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Tagged adina pelle, challenge, competition, fiction, juliet, prize, romeo, text publishing, winner, woman, write, writer, writing
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Fantastic Australian Voices – Part 2
Hello? Is that the Australian fantasy voice? What’s that? You’re an Australian writing fantasy? No, that’s not what I’m looking for. Not at all. Oh yes, there’s most definitely a difference. Some argue it doesn’t mean very much. But today it’s … Continue reading
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Tagged anthony eaton, australian, author, fantasy, fiction, margo lanagan, perth writers festival, voice, will elliott, write, writers, writing
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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
Memoirs Not Mere Memories
Guest post by Tamara Hunter A New York Times writer recently suggested, rather bluntly, that about three quarters of the memoirs on the market should never have seen the light of day. There was a time, Neil Genzlinger wrote, when “unremarkable … Continue reading
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Tagged advice, author, carmel bird, memoirs, memories, neil genzlinger, perth writers festival, tips, write, writing
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Getting Out Of Your Own Way
Guest post by Tamara Hunter Writing – you love it. You either call yourself a writer or you want to be one. But how often do you actually sit down and write? What are the reasons you invent not to write? … Continue reading
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Tagged author, block, book, getting out of your own way, jon bauer, novel, perth writers festival, procrastination, ray bradbury, write, writers, writing
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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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Winner, ‘Spotlight’ Challenge
Congratulations to Tamara Hunter, winner of the ‘spotlight’ challenge with the condensed psycho-drama, ‘Beyond the Pale’. Tamara wins One Year To A Writing Life: Twelve Lessons to Deepen Every Writer’s Art and Craft by Susan Tiberghien. What the entries this … Continue reading
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Tagged book, challenge, competition, free competition, free writing competition, prize, spotlight, tamara hunter, winner, write, writer, writing, writing competition
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Risking All For The Story
Someone asks David Whish-Wilson if he is “a dead man walking”. We all laugh, then quickly fall silent. We wait to hear David’s answer because the suggestion is not outside the realm of possibility. The crime fiction author has been … Continue reading
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Tagged author, book, crime, david whish-wilson, line of sight, perth writers festival, risk, shirley finn, true crime, write, writer, writing
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