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Many new authors struggle with paragraphs, even when they are know the accepted rules. So, let's start with the fun bit, the art and magic, before running through the do's and don'ts Oh but, wait, one of the reasons I love paragraphs is that there are no official do's and don'ts—so using them is not …
So, my secret news is finally out. I'm the convenor for Te Pae Tawhiti Distant Horizons Award for speculative fiction*. I'm very excited about the project, because
Good bears, bad bears, focus bears, libertarian bears and teddy bears and yet another attempt to organise the chaos. With everything moving so fast these days it's hard to focus when there's always something new and exciting to see. Take bears for example. In the past the only stories you'd hear about bears are maybe …
Dear authors, have you not got enough to do what with researching, writing, editing, and more editing.... Are self-important agencies telling you how you can waste your time unproductively? That you can bag that elusive literary agent in 2024. Well, maybe you're one of the happy few who can talk the brass balls off a …
Congratulations to Lee Murray, Professor Linda Tuhiwai Smith and Tusiata Avia for winning the 2023 Prime Minister's Awards for Literary Achievement in fiction, non-fiction and poetry, respectively. Professor Linda Tuhiwai Smith, Lee Murray, and Tusiata Avia It was an honour to be at the Prime Minister's awards to see these three amazing women get local …
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Yay, I finally found a writing gamification platform that works for me! Here's my journey, and the site I've chosen.