I was out buying my vegies last week and as I walked past a blackboard promoting the week’s specials I wondered, and not for the first time, why the person given the chalk is so often unable to spell?

You know how somethings can really bug you, and that when they do you are reminded of them everywhere? (I was going to go into detail about why this is, but decided …

Often when writing in first person, whether it be fiction or creative non-fiction, there will be times when you write down your thoughts. (As in, …

This week I have found myself asked that age old question – should I use double or single inverted commas around dialogue?

Writers always benefit from learning new words, there is no doubt about that. (Unless you’re planning to

Although there are many places to start when you first decide you want to write fiction, this is one way that I regularly recommend.

I’d always thought that crossing your legs while typing was advised against simply because it would cut off some of the circulation to your legs. Turns out I was wrong.

There is, believe it or not, a competition in the US for the worst first sentence of a novel. It’s called the …

Information and ideas have to be a central focus to any writer. After all, a whole book (fact, fiction or otherwise) can be written around one single idea or fact, as can any other kind of writing. It stands to reason, then,

As most people who have self-published their book will tell you, getting the words on the page is the easy bit, selling the book is where the fun really begins. After all, there are only so many people that you can promote your book to. Thankfully, a new Australian business has seen our struggle and decided to help.