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Creative Writing
It’s pretty alarming how New Year’s resolutions can dash into hiding the minute we’re back at work, and back
Alex Smith is a well-known creative writing tutor for novels and short story writing at the Writers College,
Mary Miller is an American-born fiction writer. Her debut novel The Last Days of California has sold over 25,000 copies.
GINNY SWART explains how to sell your short stories to magazine fiction supplements. “Only five more shopping days to
From staying motivated, to why they write, here are some of our favourite quotes about writing – from famous writers.
There is no need to write a heavy-duty novel, only to fall into a depression after your first rejection
Karina Szczurek was born in Jelenia Góra, Poland, and lived in Austria, the United States and Wales before settling in
What does the most common advice dished out to writers – Show, Don’t Tell Your Reader – actually mean?
As a rule of thumb, plenty of people will visit your website if you are offering something they want to
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BY DANIELLE RAMAEKERS I paused my coffee mid-sip when I read, ‘Make yourself a solemn promise right now that you’ll…..never
I liken my passion for writing with the exuberant style in which I tackle housework. I’ll admit that ultimately writing
My favourite singer once told an interviewer that he started singing at the age of four. He said that by
The city is pretty… These were the words I wrote in the first attempt I made of a poem
By ANDREW PARK The best writing advice I ever received was from Chuck Palahniuk. No, wait! Chuck Palahniuk gave me the
BY SUZETTE LEAL I would say that my venture into the world of words started thanks to Tchaikovsky. Had
I was five years old, hugging the floor of my mother’s little shack, gunshots ringing through the air. I
BY TRACY SOLEA A bright gold sticker in my purple exercise book marks the day I
BY SANDY KLINE When I was a beginner writer, so many books and teachers urged me to “find my voice”
Congratulations to Helen Yuretich, the winner of our November 2011 My Writing Journey Competition. Helen’s inspiring story is called ‘Just for fun’.
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
Sonny Whitelaw has enjoyed a successful career as a writer for more than thirty years. Her work as a photojournalist
BY THABISO SEKGOBELA He made cars.co.za one of the most trusted brands in South Africa. He published a book in
Paul Cleave – international bestselling New Zealand author – talks about his writing career and offers tips for new writers
Fiona Ingram is a multi-award-winning author of adult and children’s fiction. She has won, or been a finalist in, over
Helen Brain is the author of 30 books for children, an adult memoir and many short stories. In 1998
For someone with a curious streak and a passion for Japanese design, Fiona Wilson may have one of the
Susan Williams has been the managing director of Prose & Comms – a communications company – for over a decade.
Mandy Speechly has worked as a copywriter in the advertising industry for over fifteen years for leading international advertising agencies
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In most stories, people talk to each other. Many readers enjoy the “talking bits” the most, and will happily