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Creative Writing
Most fiction writers want to know if they can live off their income from writing. Sadly, the short answer is
What are genres and how do we tell them apart? Genres are used to group stories that contain common elements,
“Every writer I know has trouble writing.” – Joseph Heller “Never, never, never, never give up.” – Winston Churchill One
BY HANNAH GREEN The horror genre has a special appeal to its readers, and its writers too. It is
Creativity coaching for writers is a relatively new field, but it’s one that is cutting-edge in terms of assisting
I started to write years ago, when I had small children. We’d moved to a fishing village on the West
Travis Inglis is a poet and a writer. Published in the art magazine Artascent and the literary journal Toasted Cheese,
NZ Writers College is proud to showcase one of its Novel Course graduates, Gareth Ward. Gareth’s debut novel, The
“Given motivation and time, anyone can write a memoir – the waitress at your favourite coffee shop, the adventurer who
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BY HEINRICH VAN DER WALT “You know, you should write this stuff down,” Anton said. We were sitting on
My writing journey leaped ahead when a truck smashed into my car at a traffic light, crumpling the back
I was always hesitant to tell people that I want to be a writer. At one point even I rolled
By Shenaaz Msusa “The next word is DITCH; I repeat ditch,” announced the teacher loudly and clearly
Amber Walker should be used to death by now, but she wasn’t. Her stiletto heels clicked against the ceramic
BY TASNEEM DANIELS “Kill them,” she said. “What?” “Kill your darlings,” she repeated. “But why should I kill them? This
Hilary Murray, author of Choices, describes her first forays as a writer into the publishing industry – and the genre
BY HALEY PASSMORE I’ve never received any writing tips that have helped me – but then I’m not really a
Scribbler’s Progress – my writing journey by Trish Nicholson My most productive period as a storyteller was between the
“I’ll do it if you do it.” “OK. Let’s do it together.” And so I started writing. It had been
Q & A WITH AWARD-WINNING WRITERS
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 &
BY THABISO SEKGOBELA He made cars.co.za one of the most trusted brands in South Africa. He published a book in
For someone with a curious streak and a passion for Japanese design, Fiona Wilson may have one of the
When Lotta received her ‘Local Hero’ award in 2014, she celebrated it with lime and soda rather than bubbly. Lotta
Fiona Ingram is a multi-award-winning author of adult and children’s fiction. She has won, or been a finalist in, over
Susan Williams has been the managing director of Prose & Comms – a communications company – for over a decade.
Alex Smith’s most recent novel ‘Devilskein & Dearlove’ is a YA Fantasy, described by the ‘Sunday Times’ as “a magical
Karen Jeynes is a well-known, award-winning playwright whose work includes “Laying Blame”, “sky too big”, “Don’t Mention Sex”, “Kiss
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In most stories, people talk to each other. Many readers enjoy the “talking bits” the most, and will happily