Multi-award winning novelist Kate Forsyth has written work spanning from the smallest of tales to the biggest of epic sagas. But her latest works have centred on fairy-tales, the women who write them and the women who live them. Earlier this month, AWM intern TJ Wilkshire spoke with Kate about writing, retreats, and Rapunzel. I … Continue reading »
Writing Race 22nd May! Come and join us!
We have some very exciting Guest Captains to announce next week; in fact, there will be a mega-post of awesome authors who are coming along to lead our weekly Writing Races over the next month. This week however I will be leading the race solo, so please don’t leave me lonely. Come and join me … Continue reading »
Writing Race Recap
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 »
Alan Baxter is our Guest Captain Tonight!
Our Facebook Writing Races are turning into a weekly writing party! Last week 10 Racers took on the challenge and once again there were a variety of writing projects worked on over the evening, including: steampunk romance, apocalyptic environmental young adult fiction, Australian romantic fiction, essays and articles, and a script. At half-time we took … Continue reading »
Special Guest Charlotte Nash at the Writing Race Tonight
Good morning everyone, Amy the intern back again. Last week was particularly quiet on the forums, but never fear, I kept writing on into the night with my faithful hound and a cup of tea for company. I was inspired by the words of American author E.L. Doctorow: ‘Writing a novel is like driving a … Continue reading »
Writing Race Tonight! And a Guest Announcement!
Hello, Amy the intern back for my weekly post to update you all on the happenings in last week’s Writing Race, and tempt you to come along to tonight’s Race. Last Wednesday was a cold and rainy night – perfect for settling in somewhere warm with a warm beverage and a writing project. Our small … Continue reading »
Writing Race Tonight March 6th (and a recap from last week)
Hello, Amy the intern again. Last week we started off our 2013 Writing Races with a small, eager group of writers who worked on projects ranging from ghost stories to romance, from non-fiction to Australian speculative fiction. We were fortunate enough to be joined by Special Guest Mr Jason Fischer who sped us through the … Continue reading »
Blocked
Post #6 from our Year of the Novel Blogger Caro! This time she addresses some of the challenges that face the aspiring novelist, included the dreaded writers block… Everyone talks about writer’s block but I’ve got to confess that until now, I thought it was a little bit made up. Ok, don’t start penning hate-mail … Continue reading »
12 April Writing Race with Chris Lynch
Our special guest author at next Tuesday’s Writing Race will be Chris Lynch, editor of The Tangled Bank, an anthology of speculative fiction, poetry, and artwork. For more info on Chris, visit www.chrislynch.com.au To join Chris for an evening writing fun, visit www.awmonline.com.au shortly before 8pm next Tuesday, click on ‘Go to Forums’, then click … Continue reading »