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Writing

Why and How You Should Explore Australian Place in Your Writing

We examine how you can explore Australian place in your creative writing...

How To Be An Expert On Your Characters

The prospect of publishing a novel is always exciting business for us writers. As a result, it’s easy to get ahead of ourselves in anticipation of completing the final product, and subsequently overlook one of the first and most critical

Literary Devices: Setting

On its most basic level, the setting of your story is simply the location at which your story takes place, like a set to a stage show. This includes the location, the immediate surroundings, the weather and the time. But

Literary Device: Imagery

Writer Kyra Bandte delves into how to write effective imagery in fiction, and where to find inspiration...

How to Write an Amazing Short Story

The third and final instalment of our Short Story Week. We delve into what makes a great short story, and how you can write one yourself...

Top 10 Classic Short Stories

Don't know where to start when it comes to short stories? We've got the top ten classics right here...

Literary Devices – Dialogue

We delve into what makes authentic dialogue in fiction... Read on for our tips and tricks...

On Writing the Opposite Gender

Point of view, stereotypes, and asking your readers - we provide some helpful tips on how to write from the perspective of the opposite gender.

Weekly Writing Prompts: #19

We take a look at the differences between the active voice and passive voice..

Literary Devices – The Metaphor

Shivana Deo takes us deep into the metaphor.