It’s been a long time coming! My last post related to novel writing was almost two months ago now. At that stage, I was plunging into the first draft of my second novel. So, what’s happened in these past 60 days? Well, quite a lot! I attended the Melbourne Writers Festival, took part in a Writers Victoria publishing intensive, and generally got to know more about […]
Three reasons why you should connect with your local writing community.
Before you read any further, I want to be clear: no one paid me to write this! It’s simply a reflection on the past year in my writing life. You see, my Writers Victoria membership has just come up for renewal. When I first joined it was because I was submitting my manuscript for assessment. I didn’t know what I was getting myself into, but as it turns […]
Back to the Start.
Sometimes it’s helpful to go back to where it all began. Today, I found myself back in the place where I started writing. It wasn’t a physical location, though: it was the first location in the Empire that I ever wrote about: the capital city of Traville. It’s a strange feeling writing about Traville again because I haven’t written about it for about a year […]
Thank you.
“Thanks.” It’s not something we’re encouraged to say a lot these days. The myth of the self-made person is quite pervasive in Western society, and the pressure to pull yourself up and succeed is immense. I was reflecting on how I’ve got to where I am now, and I want to pause and thank a few people. One of my colleagues made a comment to […]
Novel Writing 7: Back on the Editing Wagon.
Back to it! Full disclosure: I am not a fan of editing. That’s fairly obvious if you read my Twitter feed, actually – my activity often spikes when I sit down for a heavy session of copy & narrative editing. However, I’ve come to a point where I need to get back into editing my novel manuscript, as I’ve now let it sit for a […]
