Hi! I’m at Swancon in Perth, and last night was the awards ceremony – the Ditmars and the Tin Ducks. No doubt who was the star of the show – our very own Tansy! She was up on that stage … Continue reading
Last week Rita asked about ‘beats’ in dialogue. This was a term I had only seen used in plays or scripts when the author leaves a ‘beat’ before the character answers to create suspense. It appears the term ‘beat’ has … Continue reading
For those of you who don’t get the QWC e-bulliten: QWC’s Manuscript Development programs are now open QWC has once again teamed up with some of Australia’s top publishers to create opportunities for emerging writers across the nation. The QWC/Hachette … Continue reading
This one is for the Gorgeous Goth Girl, who dropped by the writers’ table at Brisbane Supanova and asked if I could do a post about the Writing Process. Writing Process is such a huge topic, I thought I’d review … Continue reading
With best selling author Barry Eisler turning down a $500K advance to self publish and Amanda Hocking becoming a millionaire at 26 by selling her own books through Kindle, the publishing world is changing grasshopper. Now we hear that Amanda … Continue reading