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Author Blogs

Where authors talk directly about their life, their books and many more things.

Immersion in the craft of writing: Veronica Lando

Writing is a craft, and like any other craft, it needs to be learnt. You would never pick up a paint brush for the first time and expect to be the next Picasso, and yet for some reason, we feel a sense of failure when we first start writing and it doesn’t read like Hemmingway (or, rather, Harper, Moriarty or McTiernan).

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Uncovering the darkness behind the mask: Dinuka McKenzie

We are taught to fear the monster out there. What I find compelling and possibly more chilling is the monster hiding in plain sight in our homes, in our trusted institutions, and in our social circles. He/ They seemed like such a nice/ quiet man/ family.

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From secret hobby to crime writer… a writing journey: Sarah Barrie

I’ve researched just about every plausible way to murder someone– and how to get away with it. At least, that’s what I tell my husband from time to time. Generally, when he’s annoying me.

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Worldbuilding in historical mysteries: Alison Stuart (Writing as A.M. Stuart)

I often liken writing to a painting … rough sketch through to finished oil painting and it is the attention to detail in the background that brings a painting to life.

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What little birds tell us: Wendy James

Metaphorically speaking, the creative habits of writers and birds aren’t so far apart: our storytelling is a form of singing, our flights of imagination a simulation of the real thing.

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Maryrose Cuskelly: Confessions of an accidental crime writer

Maryrose Cuskelly didn’t set out to be a crime writer. She actively avoided it because she says,”I wasn’t sure I had the writing chops for it.” Time has proved her wrong!

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The ‘Unlikeable’ Victim: Laura Elizabeth Woollett

Love ’em, hate ’em: Melbourne author Laura Elizabeth Woollett says writing unlikeable characters can be cathartic.

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From stage to page

Actor-turned-author Anna Downes tells us how she now uses drama techniques in her written storytelling.

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Hitting the wall

Author Rebecca Freeborn shares her very intimate experience about the highs and lows of being a writer.

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Cross-genre Writing: Catherine Jinks

“I can’t stand to see a good idea go to waste.” Catherine Jinks explains how she happily straddles multiple genres, including romance, horror, cute kids picture books, and thriller crime fiction.

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