I’ve noticed a curious anxiety among some writers who teach writing about coming across as supposedly elitist when they discuss reading with their students. While these writers themselves are often ambitious readers and may complain to their peers about how …
eBook: an innovation or a nostalgic gesture? A guest post by Julian Novitz
In a 1999 interview with the New York Times, Annie Proulx was quoted as saying:
’The internet is good for bulletin boards on esoteric subjects, reference works, lists and news – timely utilitarian information, efficiently pulled through the wires… Nobody …
My Top 13 Writing Resources
We live in the time of Writing Resource Cornucopia. There are myriad aides for writers out there – books, magazines, courses and websites offering writing advice and exercises; sometimes even recipes for creating the next bestseller.
I have my reservations …
I’m delighted to have been interviewed by the prestigious literary magazine Antic. If this is of interest, you can read the interview here.…
‘Loosening up’ your creative nonfiction writing: Guest Post from Nicola Redhouse
For the past few years I’ve been writing a work of creative nonfiction that brings together memoir and research. It tells the story of a period of time in which I was blindsided by overwhelming postnatal anxiety and felt uncertain …
I am excited to be shortlisted for the Australia’s Top 50 Influencers Award. This award recognises influence on social media. Finalists will be revealed in March.…