This blog post is a book review of Diana Gabaldon’s Outlander series, a bestseller since 1991. The first novel has over 900,000 reviews on Goodreads. The series follows the time-travelling journey through a ring of standing stones, a fairy circle that allows time travel, of World War Two nurse Claire in 1946 and back into …
Vampires, zombies and werewolves. Sounds like we’ve travelled back in time ten years, doesn’t it? Unlike Twilight, the From Blood and Ash series by Jennifer L Armentrout puts a delightful new twist on classic paranormal elements. Guest blogger of From Blood and Ash, Amelia Connell, is a University of the Sunshine Coast student. She’s completing …
Guest blogger of A Modern High Fantasy Staple, Amelia Connell, is a University of the Sunshine Coast student. She’s completing a Bachelor of Creative Industries, majoring in Publishing & Creative Writing. Amelia is currently undertaking a 208-hour internship with Gail Tagarro. Sarah J Maas The name Sarah J Maas will undoubtedly arise in recommendations for …
Guest blogger of Believable World-building in High Fantasy Fiction, Amelia Connell, is a University of the Sunshine Coast student. She’s completing a Bachelor of Creative Industries, majoring in Publishing & Creative Writing. Amelia is currently undertaking a 208-hour internship with Gail Tagarro. High Fantasy When writing a work of high fantasy, there must be an …
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Guest blogger of Creating Characters in Your Fiction Writing, Amelia Connell, is a University of the Sunshine Coast student. She’s completing a Bachelor of Creative Industries, majoring in Publishing & Creative Writing. Amelia is currently undertaking a 208-hour internship with Gail Tagarro. The Heart of the Story Characters are the heart of every story. No …
Guest blogger of Developing a Magic System in a Fantasy World, Amelia Connell, is a University of the Sunshine Coast student. She’s completing a Bachelor of Creative Industries, majoring in Publishing & Creative Writing. Amelia is currently undertaking a 208-hour internship with Gail Tagarro. What, specifically, is the fantasy genre? It can be broken into …
Guest blogger of Character Relationships in Your Writing, Amelia Connell, is a University of the Sunshine Coast student. She’s completing a Bachelor of Creative Industries, majoring in Publishing & Creative Writing. Amelia is currently undertaking a 208-hour internship with Gail Tagarro. I see myself as a ‘character-driven reader’—if I don’t connect with a character in …
Welcome to Writers Connect Newsletter 45. Writing is a human experience. It’s about connection with everyone and everything around us. We understand you’re busy. So the newsletter has just four or five main items of content. A brief but satisfying read. In this issue: Write Here, Right Now: What’s Happening in Writing Word of the …
When people know what I do, they often say ‘I want to write a book but…’ followed by one or a series of reasons stopping them from getting the book out of their head and onto paper (or the screen). Over the past two weeks, I’ve given a presentation, a masterclass and a workshop on …
Welcome to the Writers Connect Newsletter Issue 44. Writing is a human experience. It’s about connection with everyone and everything around us. We understand you’re busy. So the newsletter has just four or five main items of content. A brief but satisfying read. In this issue: Write Here, Right Now: What’s Happening in Writing Word …
