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  • How to write a book,  Projects,  Writing

    Copyright issues

    May 11, 2011 / 1 Comment

    The lovely Janine Ripper requested the low down on copyright issues for writers.   Here it is as succinctly as I can put it: 1) Anything you write whether it is recorded on paper or on disk or on the internet in a blog, as soon as you write it, is copyrighted to you. As soon as your work takes on a tangible form, it is copyrighted to you. Automatically. If you write under a pseudonym, the copyright is extended for 70 years after the moment it was first created especially if they cannot figure out the identity of the author.  Otherwise, it is 70 years after the date of…

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    The writing process, step by step

    April 27, 2011

    Inspiration (or is there a muse?)

    April 6, 2011

    How to write a book: Part 5: Structure (or Chapter and verse)

    April 13, 2011
  • Writing

    Why you shouldn't let your muse get drunk on champagne/how to braintrain your muse

    May 4, 2011 / 1 Comment

    Muses and alcohol… when you need control, that’s not a healthy mix.   So this came about because someone I know who requests writing advice on a regular basis, said she had a muse problem. The person she had based her muse on was going through a change of circumstances and that meant that she felt uninspired to continue writing – the change didn’t fit the story.   So I thought I’d clear up some things about muses.

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    April 20, 2011

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    January 6, 2017
  • How to write a book,  Projects,  Writing

    The writing process, step by step

    April 27, 2011 / 1 Comment

      We discussed the process of writing in the last post. This post is about the steps in writing a book and getting published. So the first one was about how to get started with writing as a hobby or getting used to writing in general process wise and this is about the process of writing, editing and publishing a particular book.

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    How to write a book: Part 5: Structure (or Chapter and verse)

    April 13, 2011

    How do I get started?

    April 20, 2011

    Inspiration (or is there a muse?)

    April 6, 2011
  • How to write a book,  Projects,  Writing

    How do I get started?

    April 20, 2011 / 2 Comments

    There’s a simple answer to this question. I get asked it a lot. The answer is this: You write.   Then there is the question: What do I write about? The answer: Whatever you want to write about. Basically what people want to know is what is the next step?

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    Inspiration (or is there a muse?)

    April 6, 2011

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  • How to write a book,  Projects,  Writing

    How to write a book: Part 5: Structure (or Chapter and verse)

    April 13, 2011 / 4 Comments

    Structure. It is kind of strange to be discussing this prior to plot or idea but hey, I am flexible. You can read the discussions in any order you like.   Structure refers to the way you organise a book such as chapters and the order of information. An editor who performs “structural editing” service on your work will read it to tell you how well your story or information is structured. In other words, where your chapters go, how many there should be and if you have put material that’s in Chapter 1 in Chapter 42 by mistake.

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  • How to write a book,  Projects,  Writing

    Inspiration (or is there a muse?)

    April 6, 2011 / 3 Comments

    Yes. And no. What there is, is this wonderful awesome thing in your head called a brain. There was a reason in Greek mythology as to why Mnemosyne (nem-o-seen) was the mother of the muses. She was the goddess of memory and she named everything. Cognitive science now tells us that memory and emotion are important in the process of creativity. So let me use Sedition (the novel I am writing) as an example so you can understand what I am trying to tell you here. 

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    April 13, 2011

    7 myths about writing

    March 30, 2011
  • Journalism,  Projects,  Science journalism

    Designated Director Designate designates direction for marine research

    March 24, 2011 / 1 Comment

    Date published: 11th March 2011 Publication: Science Network WA Editor: Jason Boudville Author/Photographer: Marisa Wikramanayake Title: Oceans Institute announces new Director Link to full article: Oceans Institute announces new Director

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    Big Bang confusion

    March 16, 2011

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