Monday Motivation: The long and arduous road to publication
Do you need reminding that writing is a difficult business? That there is no guarantee of success – at least the success measured by successful publication and a steady rise […]
“There are no shortcuts in this business”: All About Writing’s Jo-Anne Richards interviews bestselling Australian author Tony Park (Part 1)
I recently spent a delightful hour chatting about all things writing with Tony Park, best-selling author of 18 novels set in Africa, and six non-fiction works. Our virtual Masterclass was […]
Writing Secrets: It’s like religion – you’ve got to believe
In a Creative Writing class I was teaching recently, I suggested that, if you’re not sure of an aspect of your writing – like which point of view would be […]
Monday Motivation: The genius of Stephen King
Stephen King wrote one of the best books ever published on writing. My bet is that you’re one of the thousands of aspiring writers who’ve read On Writing, and profited […]
Writing Secrets: How to sustain the fun of writing
New writers often ask whether they ought to be writing “for an audience”. It’s a complex question because, deep down, we all hope to be read by someone other than […]
Writing Secrets: What writers need most of all
A friend of mine once found herself seated beside a doctor on a flight. “And what do you do?” he asked expansively, after treating her to a half-hour discourse on […]
Writing Secrets: Beware the narrator who knows too much
I tend to advise new writers against using the god-like omniscient point of view when they start writing. Using a distant narrator who comments on all the characters, and can […]
