Writer's Edit

A newsletter for novel writers looking for inspiration and advice on their creative journey.



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  • Sutherland Shire Writers’ Festival

    Giving aspiring writers the opportunity to meet with editors from Penguin Random House, Pan Macmillan, Simon & Schuster and Ford Street for publishing consultations.


  • 8 Ways to Improve Creativity

    I have spent the past few years exploring theories of creativity with the keen interest only an upbringing favouring hard sciences and maths can engender. Having worked in the marketing…


  • Weekly Writing Prompts: # 6

    Writing prompts are a great way to start off when you’ve been finding it hard to get motivated. Try this one: Our recent Writer’s Abroad travels have got us thinking…


  • Weekly Writing Prompts: #5

    Writers are often after some kind of trigger to get their writing going, which is why Writer’s Edit offers Writing Prompts. Each week, we aim to bring you something new…


  • Weekly Writing Prompts #4

    Make your main character to write a letter. Not an email. Not a text message. An actual letter. Who’s this letter to? Does the letter explain your main character’s relationship to…


  • Writer Workspace – Forbes & Burton Cafe

    Sometimes, us writers need to escape the confines of our own desks and homes and venture elsewhere to find that much-needed focus and writer-time. At this point, you’re probably in…


  • Author Focus: Chris Cleave

    Writer’s Edit were lucky enough to have a moment with author, Chris Cleave. With his debut novel Incendiary shortlisted for the 2006 Commonwealth Writer’s Prize and taking out a Somerset Maugham Award…


  • Three Books Every Writer Should Read

    Three books that will offer writers a different perspective on the craft of writing itself.


  • Three Things to Learn Before Starting Your Novel

    With a few novels under our belt, we thought we’d put our heads together and come up with a checklist of what you should know and do before you jump…


  • Weekly Writing Prompts #3

    Your protagonist wakes with something unusual in their pocket. What is it? Where did it come from and how did it get there? Does your protagonist remember? Where does this…


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Writer’s Edit is a newsletter for novel writers looking for inspiration and advice on their creative journey.