Writers Life
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2 Apps and 1 Notepad: Inside My Writer Brain
Every writer I have ever talked to or watched has one thing in common — they…
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Rearranging References
A few months ago I said I was going to use Endnote for my book references…
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Some Authors Are Better Listened To, Not Read
It was 2011 when I tried to read Kurt Vonnegut for the first time. I say…
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Seeing My Work Worthy
Amanda Palmer was the first person I remember to use crowdfunding to help fund the work…
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What My Reading Looked Like In 2021
I have always been interested in my reading habits. I started with Goodreads, though it still…
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Endnote 20 – Some Thoughts
A year ago, I achieved a lifelong dream — I purchased my own copy of Endnote X9. Over…
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Writing True Crime
You will have to forgive the lack of blog posts – I am deep into my…
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Me And True Crime: A Love Story
Although I don’t know where it began, at the age of 33 I have learned that…
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How Hamilton Is Helping My Writing Quota
During the number, Non-Stop in Hamilton, Aaron Burr steps into the spotlight: Alexander joins forces with…
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Writing Companions: Dogs
My main dog was a Maltese x Shih Shu called Molly that I had for the majority…
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Writing Companions: Cats
Many writers have a companion, that keeps them company while they slave away over what pronoun to…
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EWF14 Panel: Keeping Them Honest
What the program stated:We are bringing together the top talent behind Australia’s best magazines, books and…
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EWF14: The Lives of Others
What the program stated:How do we go about representing other people in our writing? If Joan…
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EWF14 Panel: Funny how? How am I Funny?
What the program said:Why are so many young writers caught up with being so serious? These…
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EWF14 Panel: The Voices On The Page
What the program stated:What’s the best way to capture the essence of a voice? Dialogue, verbatim…
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EWF14: Ambassadors 5 Rules for Writing
Today was the first day of the Emerging Writers Festival National Conference and every year there…
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Lightbulb: a word on creativity
I was once asked where do I get all my ideas from? Why do all these…
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So what’s with the Public Domain?
After getting a Kindle Touch last week and falling in love with it I became more…
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Confessions of a Literary Fag Hag
About a few weeks ago now I went through Matt Smith’s back catalogue. This included his…