By Jeanette Grant-Thomson We writers are lucky these days. We’re swamped with books, articles and teaching on how to write well. Many of them focus on plot and structure, writing style or characters. There are others, of course─setting, mood, point of view and all the relevant how-to aspects. No doubt I’ve forgotten many others. I …
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By Nola Lorraine ‘Every child is an artist until he’s told he’s not an artist.’ When I saw this quote by John Lennon on a Facebook meme, it touched something deep inside me. Like most kids, I loved to get out the crayons and draw, trace or colour in. But by the time I was …
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By Louise Crossley Do you ever wonder why our functionality as writers is so fragile? One person or emotion or season or frown or word, can transform Writer’s peek to Writer’s block. An unassuming experience made me believe that it’s our passivity and not our fragility that gets in the way of our writing flow. …
By Donna Fletcher Crow “Where do you get your ideas?” That’s surely the most-asked question posed to any novelist. And the answer is probably one of the hardest. Maybe right up there with “How do you breathe?” Because, surely, for writers, ideas are a bit like breathing—sometimes even hyperventilating. If only I had the time …
I’m posting today in my role of Zone Director of the Beyond the Borders zone of American Christian Fiction Writers, which includes many Australian and New Zealand members. American Christian Fiction Writers is a writing organisation devoted to improving the craft of Christian Fiction. Members can benefit from: Online critique groups, writing training, and webinars. Discounted …
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By Carolyn Miller Once upon a time, it was my only wish to walk into a Koorong store and see my book there. Book. Singular. I scarcely had capacity to imagine much beyond desiring to have one title published. Now, at the end of this month, I’ll have twenty books roaming free in the world, …
By Meredith Resce A beautiful ballad by Ed Sheeran and Taylor Swift, the Joker and the Queen tells the tale of two people who are from opposite worlds, finding love and connection. As writers, our method of operation is to try to get into the head and heart of people – albeit made-up people – …
By Sally Hewitt It’s taken a tragedy in my life to finally encourage me to share my writing publicly. I have always loved words but my musings on paper have always remained within the covers of my journals. Then my life was turned completely upside down and my words on paper took on deeper significance. …
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I grew up surrounded by Christian Romance novels. My mum’s a qualified librarian with many overflowing bookshelves, and I’ve been a book nerd for as long as I can recall. However, it’s not until recent years I’ve craved reading about deeper life issues and gravitated toward Women’s Fiction novels. I filled my teen years with …
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By Laurie Wood The second week of July, 2019, I had the pleasure of flying north to Churchill, Manitoba, where I set my debut novel Northern Deception. Churchill is a small town on the west shore of Hudson Bay, roughly 68 miles from the Manitoba-Nunavut border. It sits on the edge of the boreal forest …
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