Be careful who you borrow a pen from. I just read in Madison magazine that 33% of Australian workers chew their pens!
Category Archives: Writing
The Goodbye Shirt
Published: May 6, 2011
I love this shirt, it’s such a fun idea and you never know when these will come in handy in a story – The Goodbye Shirt from Treadless – here
Write Something
Published: April 19, 2011
I don’t know much about her but I’m kind of infatuated with this girl. Or maybe it’s the idea of her that I’ve created. I found myself thinking about her tonight on a walkunder some makeshift constellations struggling through the light pollution of Boston, fleeting thoughts coming and going like New England snowfalls. It’s not a lusty, I-want-to-fuck-her kind of [...]
About that query letter
Published: April 12, 2011
About that query letter: You’ve written a 90,000 word novel. And now you have to condense it down into 250 words. Trust me, it’s hard. I know. It’s like putting on 200 lbs but you still have to fit into your Speedo bathing suit: it feels like you’re cramming so much into so little. - Chuck Wendig
AUT Creative Writing Competition Winners
Published: March 31, 2011
The winners of the AUT Creative Writing Competition have been announced. If you click this link here you can not only see the winners but also read their stories
Advice from Fairy Tales
Published: March 27, 2011
Some more fairy tale lessons of questionable value are: · Wolves like to dress up in old womens’ clothes. · Dwarfs have one predominant character trait. · After being asleep for 100 years there are strangers who would want to kiss you. · Under certain conditions it’s OK to shove an elderly woman into an [...]
The Day the Earth Roared
Published: February 23, 2011
This article from The Press.co.nz is written by a survivor about her earthquake experience. It is so moving and powerful I included the whole text : The Day the Earth Roared With no warning the earth roared and shook us ferociously. Like my colleagues in the features department of Christchurch newspaper The Press, I dived [...]
Writing in the Age of Distraction
Published: December 13, 2010
This article has some of the best advice for writing in a media, distraction and internet filled world. All my friends who write notice how easy it is to be on Facebook or answering emails or surfing the web rather than writing. It’s written by Cory Doctorow: Writing in the Age of Distraction. I especially [...]
how to develop a creative practice (and why it actually does make you more creative)
Published: November 15, 2010
“Which is why I’ve come to believe that doing creative work is about living a creative life, in a way that goes beyond the technical details of how to structure a scene or mix colors on canvas. Knowing about the craft is very different from actual, day-to-day engagement with it. Reading an issue of Writer’s [...]
Have you been on the London Eye?
Published: November 11, 2010
Have you been on the London Eye or know any stories from someone who has? The characters in my novel have been stuck on the Eye for a month and I have no ideas … If you have a story from the Eye can you share it with me? Maybe some of your experiences will [...]
