Best-selling Author Fiona McArthur Talks
When you have an opportunity to hear an author talk, it pays to listen. Especially if that author is successful, as in some fifty published books or more – both traditional and self-published and has …
A Good Story Creates an Experience
A good story creates an experience and puts you in it, living and feeling it as if you were there. Jerry Cleaver I wonder how many books you’ve read that you’ve sat alongside and said …
Vale: Clive James, Poet
Clive James. Another literary legend lost. His death last Sunday is punctuated by the volumes of words from this prodigious talent. A critic, intellectual, broadcaster, presenter and ever-improving poet James has left an indelible mark …
Writing Advice from Anne Lamott
I love this piece by Anne Lamott. She encapsulates the simple challenge of writing and makes it sound effortless. Of course, it’s not. Lamott entreats us to ignore all the reasons and excuses and procrastinatory …
Anna Featherstone: Tips on Self Publishing
Self-publishing is entirely doable but it’s a hairy beast with lots of moving parts. Not everyone does it well. When you consider the fact that Australian authors earn less than $12,000 per annum from their …
Anna Featherstone and Her Writing Journey
Raised in a family of 5 children, money was in short supply. To entertain the children, Anna’s father created a make-believe world and made up stories. He invited the kids to name an object or …