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Jessica Shirvington – Murky Waters of the First Draft
First drafts! I hate them. They make me feel as though I'm a fraud, not a writer, and I wouldn't even show one of mine to my dog. Or as Hemingway put it, 'The first draft of anything is shit!'Jessica Shirvington's first three novels – all urban fantasy – have been published in Australia in the past year, and her…
Stephen Irwin on The First Step
Today’s guest blog is from Stephen M Irwin, novelist and filmmaker whose short films have won awards around the world. He has written and directed TV documentaries and his first novel, The Dead Path, which has been published in many countries, was named Top Horror Title in the 2011 RUSA Reading List. His second novel, The Broken Ones, was released in Australia to excellent…
Richard Harland on Writer's Block
Every week from now on I'll be inviting an Aussie writer to blog about books or writing. First out of the blocks is the amazing Richard Harland, who had writer's block for 25 years! But he's since had fifteen novels published, won enough awards to fill a treasure chest, including two major French awards this year – the Tam-Tam je…