We’ve come to the end of another year of genre crossposts between Australasian Christian Writers and Christian Writers Downunder, so it’s time for one final summary post. Jeanette O’Hagan kicked off 2019 with an excellent roundup of all our previous posts. We then moved into some exploring more genres in fiction, from well-known Westerns to …
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From the time I was little, I dreamed of becoming a writer. It didn’t happen … at first. But as I reached the ripe old age of 50 … I finally made it. And I haven’t looked back! The interesting truth though is that I never planned to write what I do now—for some reason, …
Memoir is one of my favourite genres to read, and I’m in good company, it seems. I did a quick google search for ‘best selling Australian books 2019’ as I wrote this article, and unsurprisingly, the first three books I saw were memoirs. The right memoir can do exceptionally well. Elizabeth Gilbert sold over four …
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History is not boring? Many people think that history is boring. It is usually only boring if it is told badly. Hudson Taylor went to China at the of 21 to take the gospel to the Chinese. He arrived in the middle of a war and his life there was in constant danger. I have …
By Amanda Deed & Jeanette O’Hagan The remake of the Lion King is currently screening in the cinemas, while the casting for the new Little Mermaid is causing a small furore on the interweb. Hollywood is addicted to remakes and retellings of old classic tales (how many times can you redo Robin Hood?) – and the literary world isn’t that …
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Blast the glitter cannons and dance in the streets everybody, because romantic comedies are BACK! We all have our favorites, but from Pride and Prejudice to I Feel Pretty, rom coms are one of the most beloved genres by women across the world. And whether they come in book or movie form, they’re also one …
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We’re continuing our series of joint posts with Christian Writers Downunder. Today, author and missionary Christine Dillon is discussing Women’s Fiction (which, despite the name, isn’t just for women). Introducing Women’s Fiction According to Wikipedia, Women’s Fiction includes layered stories about one or several characters, often multi-generational that tackles an adult character’s struggle with world …
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In this month’s cross-post with Christian Writers Downunder, prolific author Roger Norris-Green discusses Westerns. Welcome, Roger! About 55 years ago I picked up a ‘Cleveland Western’ for 2 shillings in my local newsagent. I thought I could write one so I had a go. At that time I couldn’t even type so I wrote 40,000 …
In this month’s cross-post with Christian Writers Downunder, David Rawlings discusses slipstream, an ellusive mix of fantasy and literary fiction. As an author, I’ve always had issues trying to throw a genre rope around what it is I’m writing. As an author yourself, you know why it’s important—it’s nice to have an answer for the …
In this month’s cross-post with Christian Writers Downunder, Jeanette O’Hagan explores the history of dystopian fiction, and current trends. What is Dystopia? An imagined state or society in which there is great suffering or injustice, typically one that is totalitarian or post-apocalyptic. – Oxford Dictionaries Dystopia is the opposite of utopia, a word invented by …
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