This is an index of all the article on this site, organised by the following topics:
The Writing Process
Pitching and after your book is published
Secret Life of an Author Bookseller
Perth History
Novel Specific
Miscellaneous
Short stories
Blogging
Personal/Dyslexia
The writing process
How to assess the readability of your book
Your brain is a cheat and a liar
Taking your character out for tea
Finding talismans and motifs for your story
Why you should keep a record of rejection
Interviewing experts for your novel
Writing in the time of COVID-19
Weasel words and tips for writers
Hearing the voice of the writer
50 foolproof writing prompts that will motivate anyone
How to self-publish an eBook on Amazon
Machiavellian Bastards (writing dramatic dialogue)
After your book is published
The Stuff We’re Not Telling You (The Downside to Being a Writer)
Learning the art of (self) promotion from Holly Craig
Author Talks: How to pitch your book [updated]
Lessons I learned from my book launch
How to hold a book launch (from published authors who have done it before)
Virtual literary speed dating: do’s and don’ts
How to pitch your book (and yourself)
Secret Life of an Author Bookseller
Why bookshops are more expensive (author royalties)
How does your book end up on the shelf
What I have Learned from Publishing Reps
Perth History
Researching the Past (in Perth)
Really old books and how they disproved an ancient grudge
UWA Student Protests Stop Traffic
The history of daylight saving in WA
Atlantis – abandoned marine park
The History of Perth Normal School and Perth Modern
Armistice DAY 1918 – how teachers would have experienced the end of the war
Novel Specific
An open letter to members of the Turpin, Regan and Blair families
How I came to start my novel, part III: Doris Turpin, the teacher
How I came to start my novel, part II: The 1920s landowner
How I came to start my novel, part I
Miscellaneous
2021: My successes and failures
Should we be writing about the pandemic?
The first lines of Australian novels written for COVID-19
Why writing a first draft is like having a baby
Brown eyes and spaghetti (my side of the story)
The importance of a letter (doing your research properly)
The brutal truth of making money as a writer
I write therefore I am (first blog from 2013)
Short Stories
A few thoughts on short story plots
Blogging
Can you make money from blogging?
Starting a new blog – mistakes I won’t be making
I want to write for you, not talk to you
1,000,000,000 clicks and counting – how to write a viral blog post
What’s it like receiving free stuff?
So, you want to be a restaurant reviewer?
Should you let other people republish your posts?
What I have learned from writing for an online website
Personal/Dyslexia
When words are hard: dyslexic authors
Seeing the world through her eyes
How dyslexia affects my daughter
Opportunity Lost (TW: pregnancy loss)
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