Writers World ezine

Writers World - How to Write a Short Story

2008-11-07T09:01:44Z


The Writers’ World – official publication of The Writers' Resource Centre \| Issue #14

Welcome to the latest edition of The Writers' Resource Centre's
e-zine, Writers' World.

In this Issue
In this issue we check in with Writers' Resource Centre member Jasmin Tragas as she compiles an online book to raise money for a cause, and author Anthony Santoro might be a purveyor of fiction, but he's not having a bar of any of those conspiracy theories.

Last Chance to Register
Study the masters and write your own compelling short story with our new online course HOW TO WRITE A SHORT STORY.
Run by accomplished writer, editor and qualified trainer Melita Granger, the course begins this Monday November 10 and runs for six weeks.
Study in the comfort of your own home, receiving each week's assignments by email and communicating with the teacher online and by phone. Find out what makes classic short stories great, learn the essential elements of a short story, and write your own short story with detailed feedback.
Read all the details and register here

Story Contest Update
Due to the overwhelming response to the Best New Australian Writers short story competition, the announcement of winners and commended stories has been delayed.

Upcoming Events
Northern Notes Writers Festival
Northcote Town Hall, 189 High Street, Northcote, Victoria
Friday 7th November, 7:30pm to Sunday 16th November, 12:00am
Website

MEMBER NEWS: A Woman's Investment
Writers' Resource Centre member Jasmin Tragas raises money for women in the Phillipines with an insightful and inspiring online book.
Read the article ...

OPINION: When Fiction becomes Fact
Detective fiction author Anthony Santoro has been conducting his own investigation into fiction masquerading as truth - the much maligned conspiracy theory.
Read the article ...

Visit the Writers' Resource Centre
Blog - The Write Scene

QUOTE

"I always know the ending; that's where I start."
~Toni Morrison, Nobel-Prize- and Pulitzer-prize-winning American author

WRITING EXERCISE

Weird Phobia
You have Gymnophobia, which is fear of nudity. Tell a story where this affects you.
© From the forthcoming book
A Year of Writing Inspiration

ANNOUNCEMENTS

The Writers' Resource Centre is on Facebook. Become a 'fan' here

Events Calendar
Send details of your upcoming writing events to writers@writersworld.com.au

Member News
Member of the Writers' Resource Centre? Members can submit news for our Website - Perhaps you have had a new book or article published, are holding a signing, reading or launch, or want to report on the success of an event...let us know.

Get your article published
We welcome contributions to the site and will do all we can to include them into our ezine. Please send any articles to articles@writersworld.com.au.

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Writers World - How to write a biography

2008-09-21T11:11:27Z


The Writers’ World – official publication of The Writers' Resource Centre \| Issue #13

Welcome to the latest edition of The Writers' Resource Centre's e-zine, Writers' World.

In this Issue
In this issue publishing expert Dan Poynter explains why writing a book is only the beginning and Kinky Friedman biographer Melita Granger shares 12 thoughts on writing a biography. We are also lucky to have Melita offer two six-week courses exclusively to subscribers of this ezine.

ARE YOU ONE OF AUSTRALIA'S BEST NEW WRITERS?
We've launched a search for Australia's best. The September 30 deadline for our short story competition is fast approaching. Make sure your story is in the running. Free entry.
Read more

GET NEW SKILLS
Accomplished writer, editor and qualified trainer Melita Granger is offering two online courses to Writers' World subscribers.
HOW TO WRITE A BIOGRAPHY
HOW TO WRITE A SHORT STORY
The six-week courses include information and practical exercises. Each week's information and tasks are emailed so students can complete the course in their own time. The courses will also include feedback from Melita and phone support.
At this stage we are looking for expressions of interest.
Cost $200 each (special offer for these first courses only). Start date 1 November 2008.
Please email your name, phone number and the course/s you are interested in to courses@writersworld.com.au

UPCOMING EVENTS

OCTOBER

October 2 - 6, 2008
National Young Writers' Festival
Newcastle, NSW
www.youngwritersfestival.org/

ARTICLE: HOW TO WRITE A BIOGRAPHY - 12 THOUGHTS
Kinky Friedman biographer Melita Granger shares her biography-writing experiences and secrets.
Read the article ...

ARTICLE: WRITING A BOOK IS JUST THE BEGINNING
Publishing expert Dan Poynter has a reality check ready for authors who think all they have to do is write a book.
Read the article ...

Visit the Writers' Resource Centre
Blog - The Write Scene

QUOTE

"The final purpose of art is to intensify, even, if necessary, to exacerbate, the moral consciousness of people."
~Norman Mailer, American novelist

WRITING EXERCISE

Color automatic writing
Write about the following color for 20 minutes without stopping: Green
© From the forthcoming book
A Year of Writing Inspiration

ANNOUNCEMENTS

The Writers' Resource Centre is on Facebook. Become a 'fan' here

Events Calendar
Send details of your upcoming writing events to writers@writersworld.com.au

Member News
Member of the Writers' Resource Centre? Members can submit news for our Website - Perhaps you have had a new book or article published, are holding a signing, reading or launch, or want to report on the success of an event...let us know.

Get your article published!
We welcome contributions to the site and will do all we can to include them into our ezine. Please send any articles to articles@writersworld.com.au.

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Writers World - Wisdom from a creativity coach

2008-08-12T01:35:06Z


The Writers’ World – official publication of The Writers' Resource Centre \| Issue #12

Welcome to the latest edition of The Writers' Resource Centre's e-zine, Writers' World.

In this Issue
In this issue creativity coach Joanna Maxwell reveals some of her secrets and Anthony Santoro emphasises the importance of the story plan.

Are you one of Australia's best new writers?
We've launched a search for Australia's best writers. Enter the Writers' Resource Centre short story contest to be considered. Free entry. Deadline September 30.
Read more

OPPORTUNITIES

The 2008 St Martins Playwriting Competition is now accepting entries.
Open to any Australian playwright aged 13-30 years, the winning play will receive a rehearsed reading directed by St Martins' Artistic Director and viewed by industry professionals and peers. Exceptional playwrights invited to join the studio. Exceptional plays developed further for play-reading performance.
Free entry. Be quick. Competition closes August 15.
www.stmartinsyouth.com.au/

Midnight Starr is looking for poems for a monthly poetry podcast. The podcast (audio recorded for subscribers to download for their media players) has an open theme. The poems can be submitted as MP3 audio files, or posted on the MidnightsMuse website and recorded by Midnight Starr. Contact Midnight Starr at midnightsmuse@gmail.com for more details, or join the poetry social network http://midnightsmuse.ning.com

UPCOMING EVENTS

AUGUST

August 15-17
Salisbury Writers' Festival
cweb.salisbury.sa.gov.au

August 22 - 31, 2008
Melbourne Writers Festival
Federation Square
www.mwf.org.au

SEPTEMBER

September 17 - 21
Brisbane Writers' Festival www.brisbanewritersfestival.com.au

September 19 - 21
Sprung Writers Festival
Vancouver Arts Centre, Albany WA. www.sprung.albany.wa.gov.au

ARTICLE: WHAT TO DO WHEN YOU RUN OUT OF WORDS
Journalist, trainer and creativity coach Joanna Maxwell reveals innovative methods guaranteed to unleash creative flow.
Read the article ...

ARTICLE: MASTER THE PLAN
Author Anthony Santoro argues that stories will languish unfinished if the writer doesn't plan.
Read the article ...

Visit the Writers' Resource Centre
The Write Scene Blog
BooksWorld Bookstore

QUOTE

"I try to leave out the parts that people skip."

~Elmore Leonard, American novelist and screenwriter

WRITING EXERCISE

Song title 1
Make up a story inspired by the following song title:
‘Yes, I'm in the Barrel’
© From the forthcoming book
A Year of Writing Inspiration

ANNOUNCEMENTS

The Writers' Resource Centre is on Facebook. Become a 'fan' here

Events Calendar
Send details of your upcoming writing events to writers@writersworld.com.au

Member News
Member of the Writers' Resource Centre? Members can submit news for our Website - Perhaps you have had a new book or article published, are holding a signing, reading or launch, or want to report on the success of an event...let us know.

Get your article published!
We welcome contributions to the site and will do all we can to include them into our ezine. Please send any articles to articles@writersworld.com.au.

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Writers World - The Art of the Perfect Short Story

2008-07-15T02:29:01Z


The Writers’ World – official publication of The Writers' Resource Centre \| Issue #11

Welcome to the latest edition of The Writers' Resource Centre's e-zine, Writers' World.

In this Issue
In this issue Ian Burns explains why he encourages authors to "write like a play" and looks for writers to contribute to his latest book, and Smink Works Books publisher Suzanne Male says there are two words that make a world of difference to a short story.

Join the Conversation
Intriguing stories and clever poems are being bandied around in our private social network for writers, the Writers Resource Network. Free to join, the network offers writers the opportunity to post writings in a secure environment, garner feedback, discuss writing and connect with others. Become a Writers' Resource Centre member and we'll shoot you an invite (Members with expired invites should contact us for a new one)

OPPORTUNITIES

Text Publishing has announced a new writing prize: The Text Young Adult Prize. The publisher is looking to unearth some brilliant new writing for teenagers, and take it to the world. The prize is open to authors of all ages from Australia and New Zealand and works of fiction and non-fiction are eligible. The winner receives a publishing contract with a $10,000 advance. Closes 31 July. Read more

UPCOMING EVENTS

JULY

July 16 - 18
Whitsunday Voices Youth Literature Festival Queensland
www.whitsundayvoices.com.au

July 25 - 27
Byron Bay Writers Festival NSW www.byronbaywritersfestival.com.au

AUGUST

August 15-17
Salisbury Writers' Festival
cweb.salisbury.sa.gov.au/

August 22 - 31, 2008
Melbourne Writers Festival
Federation Square
www.mwf.org.au/

ARTICLE: WRITE LIKE A PLAY
Author Ian Burns thinks writers should take a leaf out of the playwright's book. It's one of the tips he plans to include in a new book for budding school-age writers.
Read the article ...

ARTICLE: THE ART OF THE PERFECT SHORT STORY
Smink Works Books publisher Suzanne Male reveals the two words needed to make a publishable short story.
Read the article ...

Visit the Writers' Resource Centre
The Write Scene Blog
BooksWorld Bookstore

QUOTE

If there's a book you really want to read, but it hasn't been written yet, then you must write it.

~Toni Morrison, Nobel Prize-winning American author, editor, and professor

WRITING EXERCISE

Five within Five
Look around you and choose five things that are within five metres of you. Now write a short story where these five things are mentioned.
© From the forthcoming book
A Year of Writing Inspiration

ANNOUNCEMENTS

The Writers' Resource Centre is on Facebook. Become a 'fan' here

Events Calendar
Send details of your upcoming writing events to writers@writersworld.com.au

Member News
Member of the Writers' Resource Centre? Members can submit news for our Website - Perhaps you have had a new book or article published, are holding a signing, reading or launch, or want to report on the success of an event...let us know.

Get your article published!
We welcome contributions to the site and will do all we can to include them into our ezine. Please send any articles to articles@writersworld.com.au.

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Writers World - Creativity and Drugs

2008-06-10T04:13:47Z


The Writers’ World – official publication of The Writers' Resource Centre \| Issue #10

Welcome to the latest edition of The Writers' Resource Centre's e-zine, Writers' World.

In this Issue
In this issue Philip Redhead tells how he used a David Bowie songwriting technique to fine-tune his fiction and writer Jenni Gyffyn delivers a very real take on drugs. Become a WRC member and send poetry Byron way.

ANNOUNCING
WRC Membership
Join us!
It is now possible to become a member of the Writers' Resource Centre.
Basic membership is free and unlimited. It includes free resources and e-books as well as access to a private social network where you can share your writing in a secure environment, garner feedback, and network with others in the industry.
Plus, register as a member before June 15 and you'll be able to sample our premium membership, which gives you your own page on our website, automatic listing in our directory, discounts and more. Find out more here.

OPPORTUNITIES

Enter three poems in the Byron Bay Writers Festival annual poetry prize and be in the running for a first prize of $300 and runner up prizes of $150 each. All entrants must be available to read their poems on the night of the festival Poetry Evening on Saturday July 26. Closing date for entries is Wednesday 25 June at 4pm. More details here

UPCOMING EVENTS

JUNE

June 19 - 23
Canberra Writers Festival Gorman House,
Braddon, ACT
www.actwriters.org.au

JULY

July 14 - 20
Mildura Arts Festival Mildura, Victoria www.artsmildura.com.au/writers/

July 16 - 18
Whitsunday Voices Youth Literature Festival Queensland
www.whitsundayvoices.com.au

July 25 - 27
Byron Bay Writers Festival NSW www.byronbaywritersfestival.com.au

ARTICLE: PLAYING WITH IDEAS DAVID BOWIE STYLE
Entrepreneur Philip Redhead reveals how David Bowie helped him refine his fiction.
Read the article ...

ARTICLE: CREATIVITY AND DRUGS
Jenni Gyffyn has been there done that when it comes to drugs. She tells how some of her friends didn't fare so well, losing their creativity and potential in the fray.
Read the article ...

Visit the Writers' Resource Centre
The Write Scene Blog
BooksWorld Bookstore

QUOTE

"There's nothing to writing. All you do is sit down at a typewriter and open a vein."

~Walter Wellesley "Red" Smith, Pulitzer Prize-winning sportswriter

WRITING EXERCISE

Television flick
Flick through the channels on the television. Stop long enough to hear a character in a TV show say one sentence. Use this sentence to begin your story.
© From the forthcoming book
A Year of Writing Inspiration

ANNOUNCEMENTS

The Writers' Resource Centre has its own Facebook page. Become a 'fan' here

Events Calendar
Send details of your upcoming writing events to writers@writersworld.com.au

Get your article published!
We welcome contributions to the site and will do all we can to include them into our ezine. Please send any articles to articles@writersworld.com.au.

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WritersWorld - Get Inspired Meet us and Join Us!

2008-05-08T09:35:52Z


The Writers’ World – official publication of The Writers' Resource Centre \| Issue #9

Welcome to the latest edition of The Writers' Resource Centre's e-zine, Writers' World.

In this Issue
In this issue Cara Williams shares how sneaking backstage at a music festival led to establishing a street press run entirely by young people, and publisher Smink Works Books launches an appeal for their Brazilian author Alfredo Karras, paralysed after being shot by a thief. Plus, we have launched membership of the Writers' Resource Centre with a limited-time offer.

ANNOUNCING
New Website
We have redesigned our website at www.writersworld.com.au. It's easier to navigate and has a bevy of new features. The launch coincides with the introduction of Writers' Resource Centre membership...

WRC Membership
Join us!
It is now possible to become a member of the Writers' Resource Centre. Basic membership is free and unlimited. It includes free resources and e-books as well as access to a private social network where you can share your writing in a secure environment, garner feedback, and network with others in the industry. Plus, register as a member before June 15 and you'll be able to sample our premium membership, which gives you your own page on our website, automatic listing in our directory, discounts and more. Find out more here.

NEWS
Meet us at the Emerging Writers' Festival
Drop in on us at our table at the Small Press and Zine Fair at the Emerging Writers' Festival in the Atrium at Federation Square in Melbourne on Sunday May 11, 12-5pm.

UPCOMING EVENTS
May 10 - May 11, 2008
Emerging Writers Festival Melbourne - Melbourne Town Hall, Melbourne Town Hall and Federation Square www.emergingwritersfestival.org.au

May 15-18, 2008 (with earlier events in Alice Springs and Tennant Creek)
WordStorm 2008: The NT Writers’ Festival
www.ntwriters.com.au

May 19-25, 2008
Sydney Writers' Festival
www.swf.org.au

June 19 - 23, 2008
Canberra Writers Festival
Gorman House, Braddon, ACT
www.actwriters.org.au

View the events calendar

OPPORTUNITIES

Children's Book Council (NSW) Frustrated Writers Mentoring Program awards for 2008 are now open for all unpublished writers living in NSW and writing for children. Entries close on Monday 30 May. Find all the details and an entry form on the CBCA(NSW) website

The Queensland Premier's Literary Awards are celebrating their 10th anniversary and nominations are now open with $225,000 in prize money across 14 categories.Nominations close Friday 23 May 2008. For more information visit www.literaryawards.qld.gov.au or phone 07 3405 5215

ARTICLE: Everything in Synk
Cara Williams started out with a goal to be a writer; now she is director of a new street press magazine run entirely by young people.
Read her story ...

ARTICLE: Appeal for Alfredo
Brazilian author Alfredo Karras was paralysed after being shot in the neck by a thief just prior to Christmas. His Melbourne-based publisher Smink Works Books launches an appeal to help him.
Read the article...

Visit the Writers' Resource Centre
The Write Scene Blog
BooksWorld Bookstore

QUOTE

"The role of a writer is not to say what we all can say, but what we are unable to say."

~Anaïs Nin, Author,

WRITING EXERCISE
Weird Phobia
You have triskaidekaphobia, which is fear of the number 13. Tell a story where this affects you...
© From the forthcoming book
A Year of Writing Inspiration

ANNOUNCEMENTS

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Writers World - The Secret to Defeating Rejection

2008-04-02T00:33:01Z


The Writers’ World – official publication of The Writers' Resource Centre \| Issue #8

Welcome to the latest edition of The Writers' Resource Centre's e-zine, Writers' World.

In this Issue
In this issue join Jenni Gyffyn as she reflects on her unusual and entertaining writing adventure, and learn how to deal with the writer's curse: Rejection. Plus, we're launching a biannual short story competition and our new events calendar details all the upcoming writerly events.

ANNOUNCING
The Best New Australian Writers Competition
The Writers' Resource Centre's new short story competition will be held Biannually. The contest is free to enter with the next closing date being September 30, 2008. Read all the details here.

NEWS
Seminar brings Budding Novelists out of the Desert
Read the low-down on our February novel-writing seminar here.

UPCOMING EVENTS
April 25- April 27, 2008
Australian Poetry Centre Festival: Harmonic Threads Castlemaine, Victoria
www.australianpoetrycentre.org.au/

May 9 - May 11, 2008
Emerging Writers Festival Melbourne - Melbourne Town Hall, State Library Victoria and Federation Square www.emergingwritersfestival.org.au

May 15-18, 2008 (with earlier events in Alice Springs and Tennant Creek)
WordStorm 2008: The NT Writers’ Festival
www.ntwriters.com.au

May 19-25, 2008
Sydney Writers' Festival
www.swf.org.au

View the events calendar
[Submit your event for free - just email us all the details]

ARTICLE: Danny Elfman is my Muse
Jenni Gyffyn's journalistic career began with an obsession with the lead singer of Eighties band Oingo Boingo. She wrangled an interview to meet him and so her adventure in writing began.
Read her story ...

ARTICLE: The Secret to Defeating Rejection
Author Anthony Santoro details how to oust that universally detested writers' scourge, rejection.
Read the article...

Visit the Writers' Resource Centre
BooksWorld Bookstore
Meet Mike Felice, Detective
Smink Works Books

QUOTE

"Writing is rewriting. "

~ Paul Abbott , UK TV scriptwriter

WRITING EXERCISE

Unusual Metaphor
He was like an unpolished wooden floor and she was like a fistful of splinters. Complete.
© From the forthcoming book
A Year of Writing Inspiration

ANNOUNCEMENTS

The Writers' Resource Centre has its own Facebook page. Become a 'fan' here

Events Calendar
Send details of your upcoming writer/writing events to writers@writersworld.com.au

Get your article published!
We welcome contributions to the site and will do all we can to include them into our ezine. Please send any articles to articles@writersworld.com.au.

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Writers World - How Led Zeppelin helped literature

2008-01-31T09:10:47Z


The Writers’ World – official publication of The Writers' Resource Centre \| Issue #7

Welcome to the latest edition of The Writers' Resource Centre's e-zine Writers' World. You may have already noticed that we have a new name and logo...

You can still find us at www.writersworld.com.au and this ezine will be known as the Writers' World.

In fact, the Writers' Resource Centre now has its own Facebook page, become a 'fan' here

In this Issue
Discover innovative ways to promote your work on the Internet thanks to writer Guy Cranswick and Led Zeppelin, and see why Anthony Santoro thinks writers should sweat more.

ONE MORE DAY ...
to register for The Writers' Resource Centre seminar

NOVEL STARTER ESSENTIALS
By the end of the day you will have a solid idea for a novel and be well on the way to finishing it...

Saturday 2 Feb 2008
Melbourne Australia

To register click here ...

ARTICLE: How Led Zeppelin helped Literature
Writer Guy Cranswick uses the trend for downloading content from the Internet to his advantage. He lets us in on the secret.
Read the article ...

ARTICLE: Ninety-Nine Percent Perspiration
Crime author Anthony Santoro elaborates on the main ingredient writers need to finish a book.
Read the article...

Visit The Writers' Resource Centre
BooksWorld Bookstore
Meet Mike Felice, Detective
Smink Works Books

QUOTE

"We do not write because we want to; we write because we have to. "

~ Somerset Maugham, Writer

WRITING EXERCISE

Society Inverse
Turn something known about society on its head. For example, Martin Amis once wrote a story where poets were world-famous, rich people courted by huge companies for their work and film writers were struggling artists keen even to get their work published in small unknown publications. Perhaps you write a story based in a world where men give birth, chocolate is healthy or marriage is radical…
© from the forthcoming book
A Year of Writing Inspiration by Suzanne Male.

ANNOUNCEMENTS

Get your article published!
We welcome contributions to the site and will do all we can to include them into our ezine. Please send any articles to articles@writersworld.com.au.

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Writers World ezine - Two Special Offers

2007-12-03T02:27:07Z


Special Offers

Dear all,

Just a reminder to sign up before December 15 for the Novel Starter Essentials seminar to take advantage of the early bird discount.

Plus, if you live in other Australian cities and are interested in this seminar you can register interest by filling in the registration form and indicating your city of choice.

Here's the lowdown ...

Suitable for the complete novice, or amateur who wants to hone skills, this seminar is an ideal start to the year for the aspiring novel writer. Receive tips and advice, and workshop story ideas.

Saturday 2 Feb 2008
Melbourne Australia

TIME: 8.30 am - 5pm
LOCATION: Level 10, 608 St. Kilda Road Melbourne

SESSION 1
Ideas that inspire
This session covers choosing your story, inspiration, purpose and the secret of how to achieve success.

SESSION 2
Start to Finish
This session covers the creation of the novel plot and tips on making time to write and getting from start to finish of a novel

SESSION 3
Mechanics - The tools of the trade 1
Learn to write believable dialogue and create believable, interesting and appealing characters. Discover the recipe for the perfect main character.

SESSION 4
Mechanics - The tools of the trade 2
Learn how to create a compelling story, the importance of climaxes and how to create them, and more.

SESSION 5
Workshop
Workshop novel ideas in small groups

PRICE:
$100 Early bird (until December 15)
$125 (After December 15)
Places limited

TO REGISTER click here ...

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BooksWorld Bookstore
Meet Mike Felice, Detective
Smink Works Books

QUOTE

"You can't wait for inspiration. You have to go after it with a club."

~ Jack London, Writer

SPECIAL OFFER

Smink Works Books has
extended the deadline for its short story competition and is offering
free entry to subscribers of this ezine.

The deadline has been extended until December 31.

Submit your story to shortstorycomp@sminkworks.com and mention that you are a Writers' World ezine subscriber.

THEME: Peace

Read the guidelines here ...

ANNOUNCEMENTS

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We welcome contributions to the site and will do all we can to include them into our newsletter. Please send any articles to articles@writersworld.com.au.

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Writers World ezine - The Ultimate Secret to Success as a Novelist

2007-11-23T02:13:57Z


Issue #6

Welcome to the latest edition of the Writers' World e-zine.

In this Issue
Discover the secret to success as a novelist, draw advice from an experienced editor and tackle that writer's block head on. We've also designed a seminar especially for keen novel writers to kick off 2008.

ANNOUNCING...
Writers' World Seminar

NOVEL STARTER ESSENTIALS

Keep that New Year’s Resolution to write a novel

Suitable for the complete novice, or amateur who wants to hone skills, this seminar is an ideal start to the year for the aspiring novel writer. Receive tips and advice, and workshop story ideas.

Saturday 2 Feb 2008
Melbourne Australia

Read more ...

ARTICLE: Hey, Cut it Out!
Editor Ruth Learner muses on the art of editing and the state of this art in contemporary publishing.
Read the article ...

ARTICLE: The Ultimate Secret to Success as a Novelist
Publisher Suzanne Male divulges the surefire secret to success for every writer.
Read the article...

ARTICLE: Incomplete Masterpieces: Handling Writer's Block
Don't let that incomplete masterpiece gather dust in the dungeons of your computer hard drive. Break out of the writer�s block with these tips from author Anthony Santoro.
Read the article...

Visit WritersWorld
BooksWorld Bookstore
Meet Mike Felice, Detective
Smink Works Books

QUOTE

"You can't wait for inspiration. You have to go after it with a club."

~ Jack London, Writer

WRITING EXERCISE

Colour Therapy

Consider the following color then write a piece inspired by it - OLIVE GREEN.
When thinking about what to write think about your personal associations – does the color remind you of a particular person, a body part, a childhood toy, or some other thing. For example, the color orange may remind you of the couch your parents had when you were a child, or a favorite t-shirt.

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