The ability to write a short story, and write it well, is invaluable to any author. Novelists in particular can benefit from regularly immersing themselves in short fiction. Writing short stories… Develops creative and critical skills. Builds portfolios. Provides the opportunity to expand experiences with submissions, editors and professional expectations. Furthers your understanding of genres and potential …
Every month, Writer’s Edit selects one work to feature as our Short Story of the Month. This year we’re going behind the scenes of the writing to discuss inspirations and influences with the authors themselves. We talked with Kindling III author, Cassie Hamer, about her story ‘Tim’s War‘ which explores adolescence and friendship during the …
Short Story Author of the Month, Cassie Hamer, on Writing Inspiration and Advice Read More »
Every month, Writer’s Edit selects one work to feature as our Short Story of the Month. This year we’re going behind the scenes of the writing to discuss inspirations and influences with the authors themselves. We talked with south coast writer, editor, and event organiser, Linda Godfrey, about her enchanting outback bildungsroman story ‘Aunt Merle‘. …
Every month, Writer’s Edit selects one work to feature as our Short Story of the Month. This year we’re going behind the scenes of the writing to discuss inspirations and influences with the authors themselves. Anne Vince, a writer and teacher living in rural Australia, spoke to us about her prose piece, ‘On Reading “Nigger’s …
First impressions are crucial to any reader’s decision. First impressions decide whether or not your readers want to be pulled into the world of your narrative. This makes the exposition of any novel or short story particularly important. If your narrative borders on bland, clichéd and uninteresting, readers will soon lose interest. Indeed, it’s upon reading the initial page or …
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Deputy Editor Kyra lets us in on her ultimate secret to writing short stories…
Ending your story can often be the hardest part… Dean explores six clever ways for you to nail the perfect, last impression.
We review the powerful short story collection by local ‘Kindling’ author Kate Liston-Mills.
In the matter of few pages, short stories can capture just as resonant a story and characters as the comparatively longer novel. This makes them perfect time-fillers during train trips, during breaks between class, and during your wait in the doctor’s office. But trying to find short stories that will inspire emotion, provoke deep thought and leave you …
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We review the “groundbreaking” collection of short stories by Melbourne’s Maxine Beneba Clarke…
That’s right! Kindling is back for Volume II… Find out how to submit…
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 quite often, the setting is much more than just the ‘where and when’ of your …
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…
Don’t know where to start when it comes to short stories? We’ve got the top ten classics right here…
In the midst of Nanowrimo, we turn the spotlight back onto the short story form…
Writer Kristin Prescott learns that editing is essential, and something we need to learn to embrace…
Editor Kyra Bandte attends the Melbourne Writers’ Festival and gives us the recap.
Lindsay Boyd explores the latest novel from the Pulitzer Prize winning author Jhumpa Lahiri.
Meet the Fiction Editor of ‘Kindling’. Kelly Emmerton talks about what she’s learnt as Editor.
