Last Wednesday we were so lucky to have Louise Cusack as our Special Guest. Thank you so much Louise for leading us in a wonderful night of writing. We also had a record nineteen Racers in attendance! Our total word count was in the thousands and genres ranged from non-fiction essays on meditation, to sit-com … Continue reading »
Writing Race Success – and Race With Us Tonight!
Our first Facebook-based Writing Race was a hit last week! Race Captain Jodi Cleghorn got us off to a wonderful start by asking Racers to list: their writing session essentials; what project they were working on; and their big, amazing, audacious intention/dream/wish for their writing over the next year. A quick browse through the answers … Continue reading »
Writing Races are Moving!
Greeting friends of AWM! Today we are moving our weekly Writing Races to a more user-friendly platform on Facebook. For those who haven’t come along to a Race before here’s what you need to know. A Writing Race is a self-directed, one-hour writing session done in the company of online peers convened by a Race … Continue reading »
Benjamin Law: Facebook and Twitter
Benjamin Law, author of The Family Law, was our special Writing Race guest last night. Ben shared some incredible insights into his writing career that we simply had to pass on to you! Firstly, Ben introduces himself and his writing: ‘I’m a Brisbane-based writer, and I mainly work in non-fiction. My bread-and-butter … Continue reading »
Blogosphere re-entry imminent…
Why is it that the more time passes between blogging, the harder it is to publish that new post? To paraphrase writing genius Aaron Sorkin, let’s overlook that I came late to the party, and celebrate the fact that I turned up at all… Time to catch up on recent events in the blogosphere: They’ve started announcing the Book Bloggers … Continue reading »