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52 writing prompts in 2017: Week 2
I need writing prompts. I am planning to write 52 short stories this year. A short story per week. Some will be terrible. A few won’t be. But the more I write, the better I will be at crafting a short story. There’s 52 weeks worth of writing prompts for those of you who also want to write short or long pieces and are struggling. Use them as themes/first lines/plot points/endings. It is up to you. Leave a comment if you end up using any of these and if you are feeling up to it, please share so we can read your awesome work too. And if you have a…
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The writing plan for June
It’s June today. A June day, today, let’s say since June began the day before yesterday. On this June day my TBR is neither pile nor stack, it is a scatter instead, in bags, on shelves, across the floor, under laptops and beds. It’s also not To Be Read but rather like quantum, a mix between the two, some To Be Read but some also read already so To Be Reviewed. I need a plan.
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Competition: African-Australian short stories
The Centre for Stories in Perth, WA has a competition for African-Australian writers in WA. What is amazing and exciting about it is that if you win, I could be your mentor. And we only require 1000 words. So hop to it! Get writing! More info after the cut.
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The Australian Women Writers’ Challenge 2016
So in case you didn’t know, I often volunteer, and often fail (sorry Elizabeth) at rounding up and discussing what people have read for the Australian Women Writers’ Challenge in the genres of non fiction and short fiction and poetry. Occasionally, I interview authors for podcasts as well. The Challenge aims to get people reading more books written in all genres by Australian female and female identifying writers and to promote their work since we seem unable to rely on mainstream media to do a good enough job of doing so with no gender or racial bias involved. This year we hope to introduce a bingo card element to the…
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Australian Love Stories
Here's the livetweet feed of the panel discussion held at The Orient Hotel in Fremantle on Wednesday 19 November 2014. The panel consisted of Susan Midalia, Danielle McGee, Natasha Lester and Sally-Ann Jones, all authors included in the anthology and Will Yeoman, books editor of The West Australian
