Every writer I have ever talked to or watched has one thing in common — they carry some sort of notebook with them all the time. Depending on what type of writer you are will dictate whether the notebook […]
Writers Life
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A few months ago I said I was going to use Endnote for my book references and Paperpile for everything else. This is still the case, and I won’t be giving up on either software. However, I have made […]
It was 2011 when I tried to read Kurt Vonnegut for the first time. I say tried because even though I did read some of his books — I didn’t get what all the huge fuss was about. Sure, […]
Amanda Palmer was the first person I remember to use crowdfunding to help fund the work that they were passionate about. Starting with Kickstarter, she now is one of the most successful people on Patreon with over 10k patrons. […]
I have always been interested in my reading habits. I started with Goodreads, though it still only tracks the number of books and pages you read. Then, for a while, I kept a record of my stats in The […]
A year ago, I achieved a lifelong dream — I purchased my own copy of Endnote X9. Over the years, when I have been in further education — I have loved the idea of having Endnote. But I have never really had the […]
You will have to forgive the lack of blog posts – I am deep into my manuscript – now knowing there is potential of it to be published. I know it will not be as big as the book […]
Although I don’t know where it began, at the age of 33 I have learned that I don’t need to apologise for it anymore. I love true crime. I am what you would call a murderino. In 2010, the […]
During the number, Non-Stop in Hamilton, Aaron Burr steps into the spotlight: Alexander joins forces with James Madison and John Jay to write a series of essays defending the new United States Constitution, entitled The Federalist Papers. The plan […]
My main dog was a Maltese x Shih Shu called Molly that I had for the majority of my childhood. It also seems that dogs are another popular choice for writers proving once and for all that: a dog is […]
Many writers have a companion, that keeps them company while they slave away over what pronoun to use. As I have recently got my own, I thought it would be a good idea for me to see what company I […]
What the program stated:We are bringing together the top talent behind Australia’s best magazines, books and websites for an incredible industry day aimed at emerging editors. Made for the editing word-nerds and the writers who want to know what […]
What the program stated:How do we go about representing other people in our writing? If Joan Didion’s claim “Writers are always selling somebody out,” is true, is there any way to soften the blow? In this panel a fiction […]
What the program said:Why are so many young writers caught up with being so serious? These writers talk about navigating the world of seriousness in literary publishing, while making people laff it up. Featuring Michelle Law, Zoe Norton Lodge […]
What the program stated:What’s the best way to capture the essence of a voice? Dialogue, verbatim techniques and interviewing skills will be explored, as these writers do what they do best: talk and listen. Featuring Michael Mohammed Ahmad, Jennifer […]
Today was the first day of the Emerging Writers Festival National Conference and every year there are five writers that are ambassadors who are there too support the emerging writers and be there as a resource. The first event […]
I was once asked where do I get all my ideas from? Why do all these ‘funny’ experiences happen to me and not them? How can I have all these jokes just come out of me like a verbal […]
After getting a Kindle Touch last week and falling in love with it I became more aware of what ‘public domain’ means in the way of eBooks. Being a librarian I guess I should already know about this – […]
About a few weeks ago now I went through Matt Smith’s back catalogue. This included his tele-movie; Christopher And His Kind, in which he plays Christopher Isherwood, a gay writer who lives in Berlin before Hitler came to power […]