There are a lot of writing tips washing about on the internet, in books, at conferences, in bars. Some of them are helpful writing tips, some not so much. In my role as co-host of the So You Want To Be A Writer podcast, I not only give out helpful writing tips, I also...
As part of my plan for be An Organised Writer this year, I'm working through all of the content I have across various platforms and making sure that I bring it back here, to my home on the internet. As I've written before, one of the major benefits of having an author...
When you're starting out as a writer, the best thing you can do is to learn from other writers. The same is true when you're starting out as a published author – you look to the best in the business and try to learn as much as you can. Fortunately, Australian...
As So You Want To Be A Writer, my podcast with Valerie Khoo, approaches its 35th episode this week, I thought I'd take the opportunity to share a few more writing tips from some of the amazing authors I've spoken to over the past few months. If you'd like to listen to...
If there's one thing I love about So You Want To Be A Writer, my podcast with Valerie Khoo, it's the fact that I get to sit around and talk writing with some of the best in the business. And we all know that, like most writers, I like talking about writing even more...
Wondering how to write a better blog? Not what to write, but how to write it. Here are four things that I've learnt about writing a blog over the decade that I've been keeping this one. I hope they'll be of use to you. Get closer I've written about this before, but...
I get very excited every time I receive a new post for the Writing For Kids series because I learn something new from every post. They might be writing tips aimed at kids, but they're actually brilliant for writers of any age. After all, these are writing tips from...
My, but my blogging muscles feel a bit creaky. I've been submerged in school holidays for what feels like the last year (really a matter of weeks) - just long enough for my blogging habit to become a faint memory. I've written before about how I used to find blogging...
On Monday, I shared my five top tips for editing your own writing, from a writer's perspective. Today, as promised, I'm following up with five top tips from an editor, thanks to the willingness of professional (and respected) freelance editor Nicola O'Shea. "Nothing...
