Over at ROR here, we’ve decided to run a series of interviews with Australian Spec Fic writers (starting with the ROR team). So to launch the interviews we’re going to get some insights from 4 time Fantasy Award Winner, Margo … Continue reading
There’s a saying in movies that you have to grab the viewer in the first ten minutes. Next time you’re watching your favourite movies take a look at what has happened by the ten minute mark. By the time those … Continue reading
While I dream of running away and joining a writer’s convent where someone brings me meals and I sit in my room all day long wrestling with my muse, this is not going to happen. People used to ask me, … Continue reading
A couple of posts ago we had a guest post by Michele Cashmore about the difference between writing plays and short stories. Great news! Michele’s play ‘The Corpse cannot Play‘ has made it through to the gala finals of the … Continue reading
The irrepressible Thoraiya, reader and commenter on this blog has had a novella published with Twelfth Planet Press. Yay, for Thoraiya. To coincide with the release of this back-to-back novella, she’s made a book trailer. I was so impressed with … Continue reading
Vision writers’ very own Michele Cashmore has a play being performed next weekend (Saturday 13th of November). I’ve invited Michele along to the ROR blog to talk about the art of play writing. Take it away, Michele … … Continue reading
LOL! Trick question: You’re ALL right: For Mira: different characters pronounce her name differently, so why can’t we? e.g. Mee-rah, when Ben’s frustrated with her, shaking his head, or Mi-rah! when it’s an urgent shout for her to get out… and there’s … Continue reading
We’ve had a request this week from Sally, who would like to: ‘see a post about how to feed in back story without swamping the narrative drive and tension’. ‘ We writers of speculative fiction spend so much time … Continue reading