I thought it was time for another ‘Ask The Writer’ post, part of my irregular series in which I answer random questions thrown at me on Facebook… Hi Allison, Wondering …
Industry Insider: Kirsten Krauth on voice, reviews and why she chose a traditional publisher
I first met author Kirsten Krauth a few years ago via her blog Wild Colonial Girl. She had moved from Sydney to Castlemaine, Victoria, and was eager to connect with …
Industry Insider: Liane Moriarty on inspiration, secrets and writing ‘funny’
Liane Moriarty is one of those rare people who can write ‘internationally best-selling author’ after her name. Her warm, family-centric novels have staked a claim to some prime real estate …
Industry Insider: Kylie Ladd on why the writing shouldn’t get any easier
Kylie Ladd, one of my very favourite ‘acclaimed Australian authors‘, launched her third book Into My Arms this week. I met Kylie on Twitter in my very earliest weeks, and …
Industry Insider: Fleur McDonald on the Rural Romance phenomenon
I first met Fleur McDonald about four years ago, not long after the publication of her second novel Blue Skies. She was then working on her third novel Purple Roads, …
Industry Insider: What does an editor do (and how do I find one)?
Editing is on my mind this week. Not only am I editing a manuscript, but I’ve had several different queries over the past little while, all of which had one …
Industry Insider: How to write a memoir
The Australian magazine industry is a relatively small place. You can work with people on one magazine, not hear from them for years, and then, voila!, up they pop on …
Industry Insider: Charlotte Wood on literary fiction, branding and all that junk
I love Charlotte Wood. There, it’s out there. I feel so much better. I read her novel The Children a few years ago, as part of one of my ill-fated …
Industry Insider: How to self-publish your novel
Today’s guest is Joanna Penn, author of ARKANE thrillers, Pentecost, Prophecy and Exodus, and the force behind The Creative Penn, which has been voted one of the Top 10 blogs …
Industry Insider: How to write a book proposal
I’ve received a few emails lately from people who are writing non-fiction books and wondering what on earth to do with them once they’re finished. Enter, the book proposal. The …
Industry Insider: Kate Forsyth talks fantasy
It’s been a while since I’ve had anyone over for a cuppa and a chat, and who better to begin the new year than Kate Forsyth, who just came in …
Industry Insider: The best of times, the worst of times, to be an author
I’ve been thinking a lot about ebooks lately. I’m working on a special project (details to be revealed soon) and it’s taken me deep into the world of formatting, Kindle, …
Fibro Q&A: Will a features editor steal my idea?
One of the questions I’m most often asked by freelancer writers who are starting out is this: will a features editor really consider my idea when I have no experience? …
Industry Insider: Becoming a cookbook author (blog to book)
Sandra Reynolds won the equivalent of the publishing lottery when she received a phone call, out of the blue, from Penguin about turning her blog, The $120 Food Challenge, into …
Industry Insider: How to write a better blog (tips from a Problogger)
Back in the early days of this blog, when I was still faffing about, thinking that blogging was writing on the internet, I happened to win a book in a …
Fibro Q&A: So you want to be a fashion/beauty writer?
Paula Joye has dedicated the last 20 years of her life to beauty, fashion and style. When I met her in the early days of my fulltime features-writing career, she …
Fibro Q&A: Words and pictures – how to write a children’s book
Children’s book author and illustrator Peter Carnavas may be the first person to visit the Fibro (for Q&A purposes) whom I’ve never actually met. Everyone else has been a friend …
Fibro Q&A: Just how do you publicise a book?
A few weeks ago I was sent a new book. It’s called Swept (Love with a chance of drowning) by Torre DeRoche and is a memoir about how a chance …
Fibro Q&A: The keys to surviving (and thriving) as an author
Writing is a lonely business. You spend a lot of time on your own, with your thoughts, and your insecurities. For this reason, every fledgling novelist needs friends. Good friends. …
Fibro Q&A: Now here’s a BIG idea – start your own magazine
I first ‘met’ Jo Pollitt and Lilly Blue when they got in touch with me sometime last year to ask a few random questions about blogging (none of which, from …
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