By Hannah Egan Have you ever thought about writing games? Maurice Suckling has worked on over 40 published video games, and answered some questions about how to get started, the industry, and how games writing varies from other forms of writing. HANNAH: How did you first break into writing games? MAURICE: I was writing – … Continue reading
Canberra-born (now Melbourne-based) author Anna Snoekstra is headed back to the capital next week, for the launch of her new novel Little Secrets. Anna took the time to give us an insight into her process and practice, and set the scene for the book… Tell us about the inspiration for your new book Little Secrets. … Continue reading
Canberra-based author Kaaron Warren has been publishing horror and science fiction for more than 20 years. We caught a brief chat with her ahead of her forthcoming workshop (and Halloween!)… Do you have any Halloween reads you’d recommend, and do you have a dream literary Halloween costume? I’ve just finished Adrian Barnes’ Nod, which was brilliant. … Continue reading
Angela Savage is an award-winning writer of crime fiction and the new director of Writers Victoria. We caught up with Angela ahead of her Canberra later this month… Why do you think crime fiction resonates with so many people? What draws you to the genre? Earlier this year I wrote an article on the appeal … Continue reading
We chat to widely published and widely travelled author Antony Loewenstein about his path to the journalism trade and the place of news today, ahead of his freelancing and journalism workshop… How did you get into journalism? Can you describe your early career? I started freelancing in Melbourne in the early 2000s, writing for free … Continue reading
Creating believable characters from the ground up. Cate Whittle is a local author with a big imagination and an innate ability for crafting fantastic characters and amazing adventures. Cate will be tutoring Characters that Count at the ACT Writers Centre on Saturday June 10th. We asked Cate five questions about writing and characters in the … Continue reading
We took five with author L.J.M. Owen ahead of her publicity workshop for writers, a weekend intensive over 8-9 April. L.J. will help you create a personal publicity strategy to ensure your work finds its audience. Can you tell us a little bit about your writing background? It’s rather mixed. I began as a strictly academic … Continue reading
Valerie will be running her Story Magic workshop on the 25th of March at the ACT Writers Centre. Come along to learn 5 spellbinding techniques to engage readers until the very last page. While you’ve become an Australian hero on the romance scene, your most recent books have been a foray into science fiction. What enticed you to … Continue reading
We caught up with Helen Scheuerer of Writer’s Edit to chat editing, publishing and the final instalment in their Kindling series, Kindling Volume III. How does Kindling Volume III compare to previous volumes? The main point of difference for me is actually behind-the-scenes, and how streamlined the production process has become. Both myself and the … Continue reading
Phillip will be running a workshop, Preparing Your Manuscript: An Editor’s Tips, Sunday 4 December at the Writer Centre, 10am–3pm. Come and learn some tips and techniques to help make your manuscripts as accurate, consistent and professional as possible. Tell us about your path to becoming an editor. I fell into proofreading after taking up a challenge … Continue reading
