Just in case there are any aspiring writers out there … QWC/ Hachette Australia Manuscript Development Program forFiction Writers Queensland Writers Centre (QWC) and Hachette Australia are proudto announce an exciting new national program for fiction writers.This program has been … Continue reading
At last! At last, at last, at last! I’ve been such a slack blogger because all of my time, every evening and every weekend, has been taken up with putting my writing tips site onto the web. And finally it’s … Continue reading
Wordcount is both a blessing and a curse. If you’re anything like me, then drafting a novel is all about keeping track of those little numbers. Sure, you can just write and see where it all turns out, but writing … Continue reading
The London Book Fair is going on right now (sighs wistfully) and the word for the day apparently is hope and optimism, though that is coming with cautious and realistic advances (never, to be honest, a bad thing). Victoria Barnsley, … Continue reading
Whenever I sit down and write, this little fellow is sleeping behind me. If you want to know what it is that I see as I’m writing, well, it’s lots of books – dictionaries (oh, but I love dictionaries), novels … Continue reading
Here we are in the midst of a ‘World Economic Crisis’ and I wonder — How will this affect book sales? According to a piece I saw the other day romance sales are up 32%. This makes me think the … Continue reading
Hi! I can finally tell my news – I’ve been holding it in so long I’ve almost got a hernia. My next novel, the steampunk/Victoriana fantasy, WORLDSHAKER, which comnes out here from Allen & Unwin in May, has been sold … Continue reading