Writing, Motivation and Your Work in Progress
Catherine Cole on writing, motivation and finding discipline in a busy world. Getting motivated to write Every writer I know has their own way of…
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Inner Worlds: Critique In Real-Time
This is a creative nonfiction piece by CB Mako showing a real-time response to critique, and its interaction with mental health. “I have a non-fiction…
Detouring Around The Language Barrier
An ideas piece by Lauren Fuge on how being immersed in a new language re-ignited an old flame. I rocked up in Munich with a…
Why Writers Use Pseudonyms —Then and Now
What’s in a name? Irene Bell explores a history of authors obscuring their identities with pseudonyms. “Literature cannot be the business of a woman’s life”—so…
How to Grow Your Superannuation for Freelancers
Marisa Wikramanayake breaks down how freelancers can grow their super without wanting to cry. For many writers, super or having a sufficient amount of super…
Why All Writers Should Belong To A Book Club
Fiona Murphy on how the benefits of a book club stretch beyond sharing a wine and a wheel of cheese. There are two questions that…
National Failing at Novel Writing Month
Britt Aylen on her history of failing National Novel Writing Month — and why she keeps going back for more. They say the first sign…
Should Writers Subscribe to the Sites They Write For?
Scarlett Harris on the pros and cons of getting behind the paywall. These days, publishing is an increasingly paywalled industry in which some of the…
Review | Winter
This is a review of Ali Smith’s Winter When we look back on right now – 2017, nearly Christmas, in the midst of one of the…
Curating an Event for Beginners
Comedian Ethan Andrews talks curating a killer event from the ground up. Sustaining an artistic career in Australia requires a do-it-yourself attitude. Frustrated by a…