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Creative Writing
From heart-warming animal stories, to great desert romances, Annelize Morgan manages to capture the imagination of her readers. And, like
Award-winning sci-fi writer Sonny Whitelaw, the author behind the popular Stargate TV series, lays out a step-by-step guide
How do you convey a character’s point of view without resorting to the infamous ‘info dump’ on your reader? Sonny
Okay, you now understand the basics of third person narration. So how exactly do you write in limited third person
Pruning your writing of unnecessary clutter is a great way to energize your prose. Here are six tips on
BY HANNAH GREEN The horror genre has a special appeal to its readers, and its writers too. It is
Writing a story is a craft that requires constant tweaks, edits and trial and error by the writer. Here are
Writing can be tedious and a little depressing at times. Here’s how you can overcome these problems. BY ANYA
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I’m in the middle of writing a novel and I’m having a bit of a wobbly at the moment.
BY ROSIE SORENSON Writing a memoir is like detasseling corn. You have to be strong and determined to work in
This is the Year of the Tortoise: the year I write my book. It will be about my journey
BY GABRIELLA BRAND I’m a little embarrassed to admit that meeting a potato farmer helped me become a
Congratulations to Christie Williams from New Zealand for her story about procrastination. Christie wins our June contest. The closing date for the next My
BY CARMEN MARCUS It was the summer of 1984 and Lady Di was just about to marry my toy gorilla,
BY NICOLE ZELNIKER Just write. It’s the first piece of advice any writing professor will give you,
I have escaped into a vast variety of worlds of my own making for as long as I can
Love at first word. My first word was ‘home’, and that word has stuck with me ever since. Home is
MY daughter has wrapped a scarf around her head as if to hold her brains together. She is writing
Q & A WITH AWARD-WINNING WRITERS
Successful journalist Sarah Lang may have started her working life sleeping in her mother’s garage, but she has quickly climbed
Mandy Speechly has worked as a copywriter in the advertising industry for over fifteen years for leading international advertising agencies
TRUDY DELAMARE asks veteran copy-editor Di Smith if machines can correct errors better than humans in this frank Q &
Sonny Whitelaw has enjoyed a successful career as a writer for more than thirty years. Her work as a photojournalist
Karen Jeynes is a well-known, award-winning playwright whose work includes “Laying Blame”, “sky too big”, “Don’t Mention Sex”, “Kiss
For someone with a curious streak and a passion for Japanese design, Fiona Wilson may have one of the
He’s the son of New Zealand’s inaugural Poet Laureate and describes himself as a freelance writer and editor.
New Zealand Poet Laureate, Dr Selina Tusitala-Marsh Selina Tusitala-Marsh has published three critically acclaimed collections of poetry. She was the
Paul Cleave – international bestselling New Zealand author – talks about his writing career and offers tips for new writers
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