The more time I spend with writers the more I realise that the majority of us are the ‘do homework for the Monday class on Sunday evening’ kind. Why is that?

Writing to a deadline is an important part of writing, especially if you are working towards publication, but if you’re interested in entering competitions it’s vital

Often, but not always, it is stated in competition guidelines that only a certain genre of writing is to be accepted. It could be sci-fi and fantasy for example. If the genre requested is not your usual style

‘Could have benefited from another read through.’ ‘Needs more work.’ Competition judges often use both of these phrases. In fact, I don’t think that

As a Writing Coach, I see on a daily basis the importance of having a writing ritual, especially for those people who need to write daily. It’s as if sometimes our brains need that little trigger to put us into our ‘writing zone’.

When a competition is announced it can be tempting for writers, especially new ones, to simply flick through their supply of stories and select one that seems to fit the requirements. Then, with little more than a cursory re-read, they put it in an envelope and send it off.

When I first began writing my British education showed up through my word choice. Now, of course, my style is a lot more relaxed. However, I often have to think twice about some of the words I use, not because they are wrong but

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?

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

Yesterday when I was driving home in peak hour traffic (yes, I know that Perth peak hour doesn’t really compare with universal image of peak hour, but it’s still offers plenty of thinking time) I was wondering what had happened to my mid-grade novel proposal.