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“Given motivation and time, anyone can write a memoir – the waitress at your favourite coffee shop, the adventurer who
It’s pretty alarming how New Year’s resolutions can dash into hiding the minute we’re back at work, and back
The NZ Writers College 2020 Short Story Competition is open for entries from beginner writers in New Zealand! Now in
Paul Cleave – international bestselling New Zealand author – talks about his writing career and offers tips for new writers
BY NATASHA BARRETT It’s never too late to pursue your dreams of becoming a writer, as British author Jack Sheffield
Every story is told from a particular point of view. It is the reader’s way “in,” enabling them to experience
“But I write fiction, I create worlds so I don’t need to research, right?” Wrong. All writers need research to
One of the most common problem writers have when learning to write fiction, is maintaining point of view (PoV). Here,
A background as a dentist – and limited writing experience – didn’t deter author Jo Nel from accomplishing his goal
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BY GABRIELLA BRAND I’m a little embarrassed to admit that meeting a potato farmer helped me become a
BY DO HYUN KANG It all began the day I turned 100 days old. I don’t remember anything about the
MY daughter has wrapped a scarf around her head as if to hold her brains together. She is writing
It wasn’t always writing that I loved. First there was the sensory world of writing: cracking the spine on
BY JOHN McCAFFREY Many years ago, I met with an agent friend and asked his advice on how I might
“I’ll do it if you do it.” “OK. Let’s do it together.” And so I started writing. It had been
BY DAVID WHITAKER My first book was self-published. I wrote every word and illustrated it myself. I also cut
BY DEEPTI KUMAR It was in the summer of 2010, shortly after I had just started my first real job
By Eileen Kennedy Scientists say there’s a specific region of the brain dedicated to writing. Somewhere between the prefrontal
BY ELAINA FELLOWS “Why don’t you just quit your job and do it?” My husband asked me. I
Q & A WITH AWARD-WINNING WRITERS
When Lotta received her ‘Local Hero’ award in 2014, she celebrated it with lime and soda rather than bubbly. Lotta
Fiona Ingram is a multi-award-winning author of adult and children’s fiction. She has won, or been a finalist in, over
Susan Williams has been the managing director of Prose & Comms – a communications company – for over a decade.
Paul Cleave – international bestselling New Zealand author – talks about his writing career and offers tips for new writers
Alex Smith’s most recent novel ‘Devilskein & Dearlove’ is a YA Fantasy, described by the ‘Sunday Times’ as “a magical
For someone with a curious streak and a passion for Japanese design, Fiona Wilson may have one of the
Rosemary Hepözden has three decades of editing, writing and teaching experience. She is the author of three nonfiction books, and
Sonny Whitelaw has enjoyed a successful career as a writer for more than thirty years. Her work as a photojournalist
He’s the son of New Zealand’s inaugural Poet Laureate and describes himself as a freelance writer and editor.
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The plot twist is the writer’s equivalent of magic: a sleight of hand, a puff of smoke and kazam! You
After over a decade of judging thousands of short stories in our national writing competitions, our Writers’ College
In most stories, people talk to each other. Many readers enjoy the “talking bits” the most, and will happily