In last week’s blog post, Writing Resolutions for 2020, we touched on honing our craft as writers with ongoing training through writing workshops. This post, Australian Writing Workshops in Jan, Feb and Mar 2020, continues from there. We travel around Australia and pick out one writing workshop from each of the writers’ centres in the […]
Writing Resolutions for 2020
15th January 2020 by Leave a Comment
Have you made any writing resolutions for 2020? Any goal, including a new year’s resolution, needs committed action, discipline and planning. Below, I give you a couple of my own writing resolutions for 2020. These may help you formulate some of your own and keep you on track with your writing. Commit to Taking Writing […]
The Editor Becomes a Published Author
27th November 2019 by 2 Comments
You might accuse me of indulging in shameless self-promotion in this blog, ‘The Editor Becomes a Published Author’, promoting my novel released just last week at the Queensland Writers Centre GenreCon2019 literary festival. But I make no apologies. What?! Well, many authors struggle with self-promotion. Many of us are introverts and we suck at promoting […]
It’s Just for One Summer
12th November 2019 by Leave a Comment
When you go on holiday, most often it’s just for one summer. Will that be the case for the family in David Baldacci’s novel One Summer? A Book Review From Crime to Tragi-Romance David Baldacci is best known for his thrillers and crime fiction novels. When I was looking for a light read, it therefore […]
Writing and Editing Internships
25th October 2019 by 2 Comments
Writing and editing internships inhabit the blurred line between education and employment, allowing students to gain experience in the workplace while still studying. Writing and Editing Internships and Industry Experience I am Brienna Cottam, and this semester as part of my bachelor’s requirements I have undertaken an external industry placement, otherwise known as an internship, […]
WHAT ON EARTH CAN I WRITE ABOUT
12th October 2019 by Leave a Comment
Nine Ideas For What to Write When You’re Out of Ideas Every week now, I take one day off for business development, to work on my business as the marketing experts say, rather than in the business. Over the past few months, this day has mostly been taken up with writing for my website: blog […]
Roman History … that’s Actually not Boring
27th September 2019 by Leave a Comment
The Reach of Rome, By Alberto Angela A Book Review If you’ve been following my blogs, you’ll know I’m a history buff. This blog, ‘Roman History … that’s Actually not Boring’, was inspired by Alberto Angela’s book The Reach of Rome. You’re not fascinated by history? That’s okay. Before you relegate this blog to the […]
What Can A Book Editor Do For Me?
12th September 2019 by Leave a Comment
Throughout the extensive process of writing, some writers may question the need for an editor. They may wonder if they can edit their manuscript themselves and ask, ‘What can a book editor do for me?’ While it’s certainly prudent to redraft a manuscript several times and self-edit before considering the next step, it’s worthwhile pointing […]
The Orphan Sky
28th August 2019 by Leave a Comment
A Book Review The Orphan Sky, by Ella Leya Leila Badalbeili is a fifteen-year-old classical pianist, a child prodigy and the darling of Soviet society in Baku, the capital of Azerbaijan, in 1979. Azerbaijan Azerbaijan, a country bounded by the Caspian Sea and the Caucasus Mountains, is at this time in the grip of Soviet […]
THE LONELY WRITER
22nd August 2019 by Leave a Comment
WRITERS CONNECT! Welcome to the very first newsletter for The Lonely Writer. Writing is a lonely job. Or pastime. The Lonely Writer aims to connect with you, the lonely writer among other lonely writers, in this monthly newsletter. We understand you’re busy. So the newsletter generally has just four or five main items of content. […]