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Creative Writing
We have all been there; your deadline is looming and your web editor is chasing you, but when you sit
Whoever he or she is, your main character has to be someone your reader can identify with. If he’s the
We thought we’d kickstart your week with these ten recommended articles for fiction writers. Got a few minutes? Then
Having a hard time getting your story to the level that you want it at? Struggling to sell it or
Karina Szczurek was born in Jelenia Góra, Poland, and lived in Austria, the United States and Wales before settling in
NZ Writers College is proud to showcase one of its Novel Course graduates, Gareth Ward. Gareth’s debut novel, The
By Hannah Green How do you create that nail-biting, edge-of-your-seat page-turner? How do best-selling authors create tension in their writing?
One of the most common problem writers have when learning to write fiction, is maintaining point of view (PoV). Here,
Her first novel for young adult (YA) fiction was not only a New York Times best-seller in 1999, but
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Your Stories
Congratulations to Helen Yuretich, the winner of our November 2011 My Writing Journey Competition. Helen’s inspiring story is called ‘Just for fun’.
BY TASNEEM DANIELS “Kill them,” she said. “What?” “Kill your darlings,” she repeated. “But why should I kill them? This
BY JOHN McCAFFREY Many years ago, I met with an agent friend and asked his advice on how I might
BY BEATRICE ELLIS As the writer on the radio was being interviewed, I heard her say, “Think of something
BY THERESA-LOUISE BRINK The best writing tip I ever received was from a man who had fallen in love with
There is a story in each one of us; the difference is in how it is told. That becomes
BY DO HYUN KANG It all began the day I turned 100 days old. I don’t remember anything about the
BY NICOLE ZELNIKER Just write. It’s the first piece of advice any writing professor will give you,
I’m standing on the side of a road. It’s an unremarkable road, but then, why would it be otherwise? Its
BY CARMEN MARCUS It was the summer of 1984 and Lady Di was just about to marry my toy gorilla,
Q & A WITH AWARD-WINNING WRITERS
Sonny Whitelaw has enjoyed a successful career as a writer for more than thirty years. Her work as a photojournalist
Helen Brain is the author of 30 books for children, an adult memoir and many short stories. In 1998
Fiona Ingram is a multi-award-winning author of adult and children’s fiction. She has won, or been a finalist in, over
Mandy Speechly has worked as a copywriter in the advertising industry for over fifteen years for leading international advertising agencies
Paul Cleave – international bestselling New Zealand author – talks about his writing career and offers tips for new writers
Successful journalist Sarah Lang may have started her working life sleeping in her mother’s garage, but she has quickly climbed
TRUDY DELAMARE asks veteran copy-editor Di Smith if machines can correct errors better than humans in this frank Q &
Susan Williams has been the managing director of Prose & Comms – a communications company – for over a decade.
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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