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A conversation I’ve had with myself, more than once…
‘Okay, time to do another blog post’ ‘What’re you gonna’ write about?’ ‘Well it’s about writing, I’ll write another post about writing, try and share what I know.’ ‘And what is it that you know? Why do...
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How Would You Write if the End Result Didn’t Matter?
It’s amazing how much state of mind plays in success. I’ve been playing basketball since I was fifteen, still play a couple of times a week (I’m now 34) and I was talking with a team-mate recently,...
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Music That Fuels Imagination…
Music has always played a big part in my writing. Not so much as I’m writing, as I like to be fully enclosed within the words (sometimes strangled by them), but when I’m thinking, when the story is...
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On Finding Your Literary Voice…
In reading literary reviews, or writing reviews in general, one note that commonly comes up how the author has found his or her voice. ‘This writer has found his voice…’ ‘She’s established her own...
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The Intriguing, Frustrating Career of Todd Carney
I lived in Canberra from 2006 to 2011 and while I was there I came across a story that absolutely intrigued me. I’m always fascinated by how people end up where they are, why they do what...
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Four Ways to Be Your Own Best Critic and Greatly Improve Your Writing
One of the biggest factors contributing to the success of your writing is how good of an internal critic you are. How objectively can you view your own work? How much are you able to put yourself...
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You’re Not Totally Unique – and Why That’s Not Such a Bad Thing
We all like to think that our likes are interests are totally unique, right? We’re into this new show that you may not have heard about, we’ve read this new book that’s just come out – we all like to...
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Poetry May Not Be What You Think It Is
I’m not sure we take the right approach in how we teach kids poetry. From a young age we’re exposed to poems via nursery rhymes and what we’re taught is that poetry is rhyming couplets. Dr Suess tells...
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Criticism is a Challenge – How Will You Respond?
Criticism is a big part of becoming a better writer (or a better anything, really). More specifically, how you deal with criticism plays a major role in your improvement and ultimately, the level of...
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Brand Journalism Versus Brand Storytelling – Is There a Difference?
I read an interview with author Arnold Zable recently in which he discussed his work in championing causes through his writing, notably asylum seekers. Zable talked about the power of storytelling in...
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The Power of the Mind (and How to Use it to Your Advantage)
It’s amazing how much your mental state can influence every element of your being. People can convince themselves of almost anything, can think themselves into having heart attacks – their thoughts...
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