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Steph Bowe – Author Interview

You had your first novel Girl Saves Boy released at 16. What inspired you to write a novel at that age, and why that particular novel? I’ve loved writing since I was a little kid, mainly because… more →

The Australian Literature Review

When a friend kills you off in her book, you’re loved! — 2 comments

kristipetersenschoonover wrote 3 months ago: I’ve always loved those t-shirts that proudly declare “Careful, you’ll end up in my novel” or “I’m a … more →

Tags: Deep Thoughts & Fun Stuff, the writing life, Books & Boos, bookstores in Connecticut, funny tombstone epitaphs, Loch Ness Monster, Pookie and the Lost & Found friend, Stacey Longo, Valentine's Day present ideas

Top 10 best and worst characters of Twin Peaks (and what they teach about writing) — 4 comments

Stephanie Carmichael wrote 4 months ago: OK, so I am obsessed with the TV drama Twin Peaks. If you’re not familiar with it, then you ei … more →

Tags: writing, Movies and TV, Writing #2, TV Shows, Twin Peaks, David Lynch, Third Season

Steph Bowe - Author Interview — 3 comments

Steve Rossiter wrote 5 months ago: You had your first novel Girl Saves Boy released at 16. What inspired you to write a novel at that a … more →

Tags: Australian author interviews, Writing Novels, Australian Literature, Australian Fiction, Writing Fiction, Teen novels, Young Adult Novels, Gold Coast author, queensland writer

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mypenandme wrote 6 months ago: Reblogged from : Personally, creating characters is one of my favorite parts of writing. For a weird … more →

Tags: Writing and Poetry, reblogged, Video

Steve Rossiter - Author/Editor Interview (interviewed by Kelly Inglis) — 4 comments

Steve Rossiter wrote 7 months ago: Steve Rossiter interviewed by Kelly Inglis as part of the Post-Launch Blog Tour for The Life and Tim … more →

Tags: Author Interview, australian author interview, Australian contemporary fiction, australian editor interview, Australian Fiction, australian historical fiction, author/editor interview, blogs about writing novels, Chester Lewis blog tour

Scouting for Spectacular Heroines — 14 comments

Adriana Ryan wrote 11 months ago: I was thinking about books I’ve read lately, especially in the last year or so. There are cert … more →

Tags: adriana ryan, Paranormal Romance, Urban Fantasy, Tammy Blackwell, Timber Wolves series, favorite characters, werewolf, Werewolf Series, YA trilogy

Character analysis...and the writer's search for the secret places of the human condition

carolinefarrell/author and screenwriter wrote 1 year ago: Fictional characters are anything but. To write them, I must know them, inside and out, before I can … more →

Tags: on writing, She blogs on..., Screenwriting, character arcs, Character Analysis, The Human Condition, Story, Confucious, compelling characterisation

Five Mistakes Amateur Screenwriters Make — 4 comments

alfla wrote 1 year ago: One of the many, many jobs I seem to hold down is as a script reader for a film festival here in Tor … more →

Tags: Research, Televisual Musings, how I write, Screenwriting Tips, How to write a screenplay, Tips for screenwriters, script title page, common mistakes in screenwriting

Sad Sack Syndrome in Young Adult Novels, by SM Johnston — 1 comment

Steve Rossiter wrote 1 year ago: One of the key elements of a great story is character development. The readers want to see a main ch … more →

Tags: Character Development, Australian author, sm johnston, sad sack syndrome, Writing Novels in Australia, writing young adult fiction, writing young adult novels, character development, Sharon Johnston

Which comes first, plot or character?

sdavidrichardson wrote 3 years ago: I am for building characters first…then you drop them into a plot. I am sure that most authors … more →

Tags: Writing the craft, writing, Characters, Good Writing, Bad writing, New Writing


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