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What are genres and how do we tell them apart? Genres are used to group stories that contain common elements,
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From heart-warming animal stories, to great desert romances, Annelize Morgan manages to capture the imagination of her readers. And, like
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The dark side of human nature holds a certain allure for the acclaimed crime fiction author, Martin Steyn. He completed
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BY ELAINA FELLOWS “Why don’t you just quit your job and do it?” My husband asked me. I
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I’m standing on the side of a road. It’s an unremarkable road, but then, why would it be otherwise? Its
Driving around in the Jordanian desert, we cleaned the car’s air filter more often than we filled up with fuel.
BY JOHN McCAFFREY Many years ago, I met with an agent friend and asked his advice on how I might
BY GLENN McGOLDRICK My writing journey? Ha-ha. Sounds pretentious. Where to start? I liked writing as a kid.
MY daughter has wrapped a scarf around her head as if to hold her brains together. She is writing
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Paul Cleave – international bestselling New Zealand author – talks about his writing career and offers tips for new writers
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New Zealand Poet Laureate, Dr Selina Tusitala-Marsh Selina Tusitala-Marsh has published three critically acclaimed collections of poetry. She was the
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Successful journalist Sarah Lang may have started her working life sleeping in her mother’s garage, but she has quickly climbed
Sonny Whitelaw has enjoyed a successful career as a writer for more than thirty years. Her work as a photojournalist
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