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One of the fastest ways to progress as a writer is to receive feedback. Here’s how to get more of
Nicholas Sparks is a multiple New York Times bestselling novelist. MONIQUE JAFTHA looks at his writing process and how his
– BY FIONA ZERBST There are no short cuts in poetry. Even if you have been writing for over
NZ Writers College is proud to showcase one of its Novel Course graduates, Gareth Ward. Gareth’s debut novel, The
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Whoever he or she is, your main character has to be someone your reader can identify with. If he’s the
You want to write, you’ve got a great idea for a story, you’ve made a few notes – but
Fiona Ingram is a multi-award-winning author of adult and children’s fiction. She has won, or been a finalist in, over
What does the most common advice dished out to writers – Show, Don’t Tell Your Reader – actually mean?
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Technically, I shouldn’t even be here. Where? Here, among a sea of writers filled with talent who always knew they
By SARAH KELLEHER For me, writing used to move in cycles. First, the inspired phase. I’d put my laptop by
BY BEATRICE ELLIS As the writer on the radio was being interviewed, I heard her say, “Think of something
By Shenaaz Msusa “The next word is DITCH; I repeat ditch,” announced the teacher loudly and clearly
This is the Year of the Tortoise: the year I write my book. It will be about my journey
BY ANNE MARAIS Writing is a passion for me. However, when I look back to where I started, it was
The best advice I ever received about writing came from highly successful Australian children’s author John Heffernan about 25 years
BY GLENN McGOLDRICK My writing journey? Ha-ha. Sounds pretentious. Where to start? I liked writing as a kid.
Scribbler’s Progress – my writing journey by Trish Nicholson My most productive period as a storyteller was between the
Doing a writing course can shine more light on your writing strengths and weaknesses than a 100-watt reading lamp. DANIELLE
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Helen Brain is the author of 30 books for children, an adult memoir and many short stories. In 1998
When Lotta received her ‘Local Hero’ award in 2014, she celebrated it with lime and soda rather than bubbly. Lotta
For someone with a curious streak and a passion for Japanese design, Fiona Wilson may have one of the
Susan Williams has been the managing director of Prose & Comms – a communications company – for over a decade.
Mandy Speechly has worked as a copywriter in the advertising industry for over fifteen years for leading international advertising agencies
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 &
He’s the son of New Zealand’s inaugural Poet Laureate and describes himself as a freelance writer and editor.
Paul Cleave – international bestselling New Zealand author – talks about his writing career and offers tips for new writers
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After over a decade of judging thousands of short stories in our national writing competitions, our Writers’ College
In most stories, people talk to each other. Many readers enjoy the “talking bits” the most, and will happily