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Creative Writing
We have all been there; your deadline is looming and your web editor is chasing you, but when you sit
In most stories, people talk to each other. Many readers enjoy the “talking bits” the most, and will happily
Trevor Bentley’s passion for pre-Treaty European Maori relations, captives and cannons, has resulted in four published books and
Mary Miller is an American-born fiction writer. Her debut novel The Last Days of California has sold over 25,000 copies.
How to Stop Dreaming and Start Writing, One Word at a Time Let me tell you something that
“Writing liberates the spirit, reading inspires it.” George Bryant Kiwi author George Bryant is on a mission – to
Veselina Yaneva talks to Nataliya Deleva – a Bulgarian-born writer living in London – about her experience and insight as
How do you write a script for a video game? And how does writing for games differ from conventional story-telling?
Best-selling crime author, Michael Robotham, continues to make his mark in the fictional world of murder, mystery and twists.
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Your Stories
Driving around in the Jordanian desert, we cleaned the car’s air filter more often than we filled up with fuel.
BY NOHLEE CLOETE On my mobile phone, I have a picture saved of the urban English word ’Rastrophiliopustrocity’. It has eight
BY SANDY KLINE When I was a beginner writer, so many books and teachers urged me to “find my voice”
BY ROSIE SORENSON Writing a memoir is like detasseling corn. You have to be strong and determined to work in
BY OLAKUNLE OLADIRAN Growing up in the tiny village of Akure in Nigeria, I had only felt liberated
By ANDREW PARK The best writing advice I ever received was from Chuck Palahniuk. No, wait! Chuck Palahniuk gave me the
“I’ll do it if you do it.” “OK. Let’s do it together.” And so I started writing. It had been
A Dog’s Blog BY GINNY STONE Apart from writing books, which would make me famous and wealthy (they haven’t yet),
My writing journey leaped ahead when a truck smashed into my car at a traffic light, crumpling the back
By Shenaaz Msusa “The next word is DITCH; I repeat ditch,” announced the teacher loudly and clearly
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
Karen Jeynes is a well-known, award-winning playwright whose work includes “Laying Blame”, “sky too big”, “Don’t Mention Sex”, “Kiss
He’s the son of New Zealand’s inaugural Poet Laureate and describes himself as a freelance writer and editor.
Alex Smith’s most recent novel ‘Devilskein & Dearlove’ is a YA Fantasy, described by the ‘Sunday Times’ as “a magical
TRUDY DELAMARE asks veteran copy-editor Di Smith if machines can correct errors better than humans in this frank Q &
Rosemary Hepözden has three decades of editing, writing and teaching experience. She is the author of three nonfiction books, and
Fiona Ingram is a multi-award-winning author of adult and children’s fiction. She has won, or been a finalist in, over
For someone with a curious streak and a passion for Japanese design, Fiona Wilson may have one of the
Mandy Speechly has worked as a copywriter in the advertising industry for over fifteen years for leading international advertising agencies
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