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Quote: John Updike
I discovered that rejections are not altogether a bad thing. They teach a writer to rely on his own judgement[…]
Read moreHow to Beat “Synopsis Horror” and Quickly Summarise Your Book
How do you summarise your book in a couple of sentences? Impossible, right? You’ve written sixty-, seventy-, eighty-thousand words or[…]
Read moreA Short List of Short Novels
According to Dean Wesley Smith, the 80,000 word (or longer) novel was an invention of Big Publishing. A typical novel[…]
Read moreQuote: Isaac Asimov
Writing, to me, is simply thinking through my fingers. Isaac Asimov As a kid, Asimov got his start reading science[…]
Read moreAsimov: On hard work and writing
Isaac Asimov, author of more than 500 books, and not just fiction – his non-fiction books appear in nine of[…]
Read moreDolly Parton’s indie deal
Despite her public persona, Dolly Parton is a savvy business-person, which probably explains a music career that’s now well into its sixth decade.
Read moreQuote: Mickey Spillane
The first page sells this book. The last page sells your next book. Mickey Spillane Frank Morrison Spillane, (1918-2006), better[…]
Read moreAn interview with Mandy Hager
There’s an interesting interview with multi-award-winning local author (and current New Zealand Society of Authors’ president) Mandy Hager over on[…]
Read moreThe world’s richest short story prize: a warning
“The large print giveth and the small print taketh away,” is a phrase that may well apply to what’s claimed[…]
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