Rights aren’t something many writers give much thought to. In the rush of elation of at a publisher’s interest, they’re[…]
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Harry Potter and the End of Chapter 3
Earlier this week, J K Rowling posted this on Twitter: Quite coincidentally, a couple of days earlier I’d just started[…]
Read moreA Writing Exercise Courtesy of Harlan Ellison
I have a writing exercise for you. I’d like you to produce a short story using the premise “The 102-year[…]
Read moreBig Publishing: Nightmare on Agent Street
Author Chuck Palahniuk (pronounced paula-nick) – author of Fight Club, Invisible Monsters, Survivor, and Choke – says he’s close to[…]
Read moreSubmission Guidelines
A friend is currently going through this miserable process, so I thought I’d help out … 😉
Read moreThe danger of a single story
A fascinating TED talk from Nigerian novelist Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie … Some of her books: You’ll find another TED talk from[…]
Read moreWilliam Safire’s Rules for Writers
Remember to never split an infinitive. The passive voice should never be used. Do not put statements in the negative[…]
Read moreCensus spies (part 2)
Following on from my surprise finding that New Zealand’s 2018 online census website is infested with third-party spies, I decided[…]
Read moreCensus spies
March 6 is census night here in New Zealand, and this morning Radio NZ reported that 1.7 million people have[…]
Read moreFour publishing lessons in four minutes
In 1995, my first novel, Telling Stories, won the Reed Fiction Award for the best unpublished novel. The prize was[…]
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