“A bird doesn’t sing because it has an answer; it sings because it has a song.” – Maya Angelou The Future of Storytelling Until last week, my niggling concerns for the future of storytelling were contained. Sure, I have anxiously anticipated the loss of the long sentences of Virginia Woolf, the simplified prose of Ernest …
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Writer’s Life | Think A Little Deeper
“I hate Shakespeare,” my twelve-year-old son declared this week. “And I hate poetry as well.” His screwed-up face revealed his dislike for both. “Why?” I asked. “Because it’s too hard to understand!” He proceeded to rant about the difficulty in interpreting the language and poetic nature of the Bard’s writing. I listened with interest. He …
Practicalities of writing different genres
I’ve heard it said numerous times, “Don’t switch genres. Every time you do it is like starting all over again.” Yet authors still switch genres, myself included. My experience of writing in different genres (non-fiction and contemporary) I started by writing non-fiction and never dreamed that I would write novels. All of my non-fiction was …
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Writers Life | The Story Behind The Story
Today Hannah Currie is our guest talking about the story behind the story. Twenty years ago, I went on my first short term mission trip to an orphanage in Thailand. Ten years ago, I wrote a novel based on it. This week, 15 May 2024, that story is being published. Talk about a journey! But …
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Writer’s Life | Working in a Team
Often times we might think that writing is an individual pursuit. Certainly, a large part of the journey is individual: Individual ideas; individual research; individual plotting and character development; individual crafting. But of course, writing that eventually gets from the writer’s head and heart to the reader ideally, should have gone through a process that …
The Writing Life | Starting a Book Club
Starting a bookclub I was introduced to the book club experience back in the mid-1990s when our local cathedral bookstore hired me to lead a book club for them. Since then, I have led and participated in 4 book clubs of very different themes and goals—and enjoyed them all. In spite of the current popularity …
LAST CHANCE — 1) OMEGA CONFERENCE EARLY BIRD & — 2) ENTER CALEB AWARD
⏰ Omega Conference 2024 — Early bird price ends 30 April! ⏰ Don’t miss out. Lock in the best possible price for Australia’s premier conference for Christian Writers. Our 2024 conference price features more value than ever before, with accommodation, meals, the CALEB awards dinner, lecture, workshop and networking sessions included in the price! We …
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Writer’s Life | Conscious Unplugging
There’s a lot of noise in the world. Since the evolution of television, computers, and mobile phones there’s been a gradual increase in the inputs into our lives. Most authors write on devices that are connected to the outside world. This portal tempts us to dive out of the world of our writing and into …
Reflections on a Decade of Writing Fiction: How It All Began
What is the inspiration that started you writing? Have you been a storyteller since your youth, or did you write your first novel as an older adult with many years of life perspective? How does our history influence the kind of stories that play in our minds before we turn them into words on screen …
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Fizzle, Fade, Or Flourish?
Have you started something this year that has stretched your faith? However, despite you’re brave moves and best efforts you’re discovering it’s fading fast rather than flourishing. I get it. I see what once ignited your enthusiasm has now suddenly fizzled out leaving you with no confidence. Now you’re wondering if you’ve made a mistake …