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A big announcement!
I’m so thrilled my first young adult novel is being published with the excellent MidnightSun Publishing and will be in bookstores in April 2024
Submit your work to a literary agent: a step-by-step guide
Are you after a literary agent to connect you with the right publishers? Here’s a step-by-step guide to help you create a compelling agent submission.
Writing opportunities to keep you game fit
Try these writing competitions and opportunities, designed to get you off the couch and flexing your writing muscles without breaking a sweat.
How to make 2023 count, creatively!
Want to reach your creative goals in 2023? Here’s a few tips and tricks to make the process more manageable this year.
Cut out filter words (to make your copy sing)
Cutting out filter words helps you show rather than tell your reader what’s happening in a scene — immersing them in the story and the experience, rather than making them an observer of it.
A story structure that works for you
Storytellers have used structures like the Hero’s Journey to shape stories for eons. These frameworks are best understood when represented visually. Take a look at this post to see how.
Who else wants to know how to use questions to write captivating copy?
One of the first things I learnt as a fresh-faced journalism student at university, one hundred years ago, was the power of the 5Ws and How. As a seasoned Melbourne copywriter and writing coach, I still use this method daily.
Meanjin – What I’m Reading
When I was in grade one, Mum decided it was time for me to get musical. So, despite having no natural inclination, she packed me off to Mrs Gregovich’s (AKA Mrs G, to those of us who had trouble grasping her exotic name) piano class.