WriteCon 2019: Notes from the field
Dec13

WriteCon 2019: Notes from the field

“Writing is a solitary calling, alone in endeavour, accompanied only by words and ideas. Depending on where you live, finding a creative community can be hard.” Alnaaze Nathoo found some remedies and a community when she attended this year’s WriteCon in Zürich.

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In Conversation: Lorna Fergusson
Sep01

In Conversation: Lorna Fergusson

“Editing is about viewing your work in a different way, with a kind of distance and as dispassionate an eye as possible. Revision makes you realise how often you repeat yourself, how you have favourite items of vocabulary which you return to over and over again.” Lorna Fergusson: novelist, award-winning short story writer, editor, speaker and writing coach.

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Writers’ Toolbox: Using POV as a Mask
May29

Writers’ Toolbox: Using POV as a Mask

“Why would a writer want to keep information masked or hidden? Some answers include mystery, tension, pacing, and above all, to make the reader want to keep reading. Choosing the right POV can help us do all these things.” Jim Rushing adds his thoughts on POV to the Writers’ Toolbox.

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