Kate Gordon grew up in a small town by the sea in Tasmania. The author of six books for children, from picture books to YA, with a slew of others to come over 2019 and 2020, she is a proud supporter of 'small island voices'. Kate's latest novel, Girl Running, Boy...
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I seem to write about writing a lot (you'll find my hundreds of blog posts about writing here). And if you listen to So You Want To Be A Writer, the podcast I co-host with Valerie Khoo, you'll know that I also talk about writing, and ask other authors about their...
There's nothing quite like the experience of having your first novel appear on bookshop shelves. And nothing quite like the learning curve involved in getting the book there in the first place. Today, I'm pleased to welcome debut author Louise Allan to my blog, to...
"How do I edit my own writing?" "Where do I start editing my own manuscript?" "How do I edit my first draft? When I put out my survey recently, I asked you to let me known the one thing I can help you with this year. The questions above are just a smattering of the...
This is an updated version of a post I wrote in 2016, all about five brilliant things you could do for your writing in 2017. Things to help make you (and me) a better writer. What I've realised since I first wrote it is that these brilliant things relate to any year....
This is the annual countdown of my top 10 posts about writing. If you're looking for good writing advice, this is a great place to start. If you're an old friend (*waves*), it's a good spot to catch up with anything you may have missed. 10. 6 Skills You Need To Make...
With the end of the silly season in sight, I'm focussing on the calm, blue waters of the holidays on the other side, and what I see is Time. Time to read, time to write, time to think. I find the couple of weeks after Christmas afford me an excellent opportunity to...
I have been watching the approach of November for months now with some trepidation. It's always the craziest month of the year, as a parent, as a writer, as a partner, as a person. I was right to be wary. Now that we're halfway through, I can confirm that I am keeping...
