Some of Australia’s most remarkable and inspiring stories stem from true life. Told in voices plain, ornate, and everything in between, first-person accounts serve many purposes and begin from diverse places. A great number of successful books are sparked by the writer’s curiosity about a detail of family, which has always been puzzling or unspoken: …
I begin every talk I ever give – no matter what the subject – by telling people they need to have something worth selling. It applies to agents, publishers, and authors. The best description of something worth selling is: a good story, well told. This applies to fiction, narrative non-fiction and children’s books.
Do you have a manuscript in your ‘bottom drawer’? One that you promised yourself that you would finish, polish, and get out to agents and/or publishers this year? Now it’s October. . . The year is almost over and you’re keen to make good on that New Year’s resolution and get it onto someone’s desk …
The classic plotter vs pantser debate continues, as Graeme Simsion and Paddy O’Reilly speak to Program Intern Kate Steele about plotting and flying by the seat of your pants. The Plotter – Graeme Simsion You wrote your first novel ‘The Rosie Project’ in a unique way, having started it as a screenplay, then adapting it …
The recipients of the annual Glenfern Fellowships and emerging writers’ competition have been announced. Glenfern Fellowships The 2014 Glenfern Fellowships for Mid-Career and Established Writers (supported by the Readings Foundation) were awarded to Jennifer Down, Lee Kofman and Christian Ryan. The 2014 Glenfern Fellowships for Emerging Writers (supported by the Grace Marion Wilson Trust) were …
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WV interviewed award-winning writer, speaker and appearance activist Carly Findlay in the lead-up to her Writeability advocacy writing workshops at this year’s Emerging Writers’ Festival. When did you first start your blog and how has it developed you as a writer? I started this blog in 2009, while I was at university studying my masters …
With over 25 years’ experience in the industry, Clare has plenty of advice to help us break down the art of the dreaded synopsis. In Part 1 of this interview, Clare gave us her top tips on how to get your synopsis right. For Part 2, she shares her thoughts on the sort of things …
Writers Victoria sat down with Clare Allan-Kamil to get her take on the art of synopsis writing. As the synopsis is the first example of your writing an agent, editor or publisher sees, it’s vital to get it right – if they don’t like your synopsis they might not bother to read your sample chapters. …
