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The Romance of Structure – Continuum Panel
Come see me chat about structure issues when writing romance fiction with Jane Routley, Freya Marske, Carolyn Denman, and Thalia Kalkipsakis. This is the third Continuum panel that I will be on and I will be also around on the day to chat to people. Tickets can be bought per panel session or per day for the Continuum Convention so please check their website for details on pricing.
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Upcoming events in June 2018
I am going to be rather tired this month. But that’s a good thing because you get to see me at several events during June. Check out the events page. Continuum Panels The very first one kicks off in two days time: So You Want To Be A Book Reviewer? This is an awesome panel at the Continuum Speculative Fiction Convention at the Jasper Hotel in Melbourne running from Friday 8 June to Monday 11 June. I am on it with Figgy and Elizabeth Fitzgerald and it starts at 5 pm on Friday. We will discuss how book reviewing changes depending on how you do it, what you need to…
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Reader question: How much do I plan when I write?
[aesop_image imgwidth=”100%” img=”http://marisa.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/6776877812_176f899533_b.jpg” credit=”Plan B by Sebastien Wiertz via Flickr” alt=”Plan B by Sebastien Wiertz via Flickr” align=”center” lightbox=”on” captionposition=”center”] A couple of my friends are reading my novel draft as I write it. And this then leads to some very interesting questions. Am I a good novel writer? I don’t know – that’s a question for you to answer once you read what I write. But that isn’t the question I am getting. The question I am getting is usually along the lines of “Was X planned?” The general answer is “No.” I think this question arises from the fact that many people are taught, either in school or university,…
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How to write a book: Part 5: Structure (or Chapter and verse)
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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West Australian Cadetship Test 2009
Hi all, I took it this year and didn’t make the cut. However, since there isn’t any information out there on what the test was like, I decided to put some info up here. The test goes for 3 hours. You have 100 General Knowledge questions. There is also a section on editing a story, a section on story structure, a bit where they test logical reasoning, a section with pictures where they test if you can recognise people or not, and a section about grammar and punctuation. That’s all I remember since you can’t take the paper with you and they don’t tell you your score. Get good marks…
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Things You Should Know About Being A Writer: Part 1:
Marisa Wikramanayake starts a list of things every writer needs to know but isn't always told and starts posting them in sets of five points or tips each. This is the first post with the first five tips on writing, reading, experiencing, expression and practice.
