Narrative structure is about choices, and about writing your novel, short story or script in scenes. These choices hinge not only upon the integration of…
Completing the first draft of your manuscript, whether for a novel, short story, non- fiction book or magazine article is a major achievement. Yet having…
Stories do not come out of a void. There is much the reader needs to know about the time, the setting, the characters and past…
How do they do it? How do our favourite authors synthesise style, voice and tone to transport us into the world of their novel? Aside…
Finally, my published thrillers are all up as eBooks. The folks at eText Press have done a great job and they look really good –…
Perth Writers Festival The programme for the Perth Writers Festival runs from 4th to the 7th March. On the Friday I’m appearing in an all-day…
I’m finding that getting into this eBook thing is like setting out into unknown territory One of the most important things I’ve discovered in the…
The old traditions in publishing are changing. Once it was an industry with a lot of gatekeepers. It still is, but with eBooks and self-publishing…
* According to the OED, a journeyman is ‘a person who, having served an apprenticeship is qualified to work in an art, craft, or trade,…
Turkish Delight This coming September, along with award-winning photographer, Dale Neill, I will be taking a small group of people to Turkey on a…