Planning or Not Planning So much has been said and written about this topic, that it is almost fruitless to comment. All you need do is Google the topic and [...]
Definitions of a Scene A scene is the smallest unit of narration. It is a story with a beginning, middle, and an end. One editor calls it the DNA of [...]
How to Write a Novel After gaining a Teaching Certificate in 1965, I embarked on a journey from Australia to England, passing along the Suez Canal shortly before its forced [...]
Alone not lonely is Maureen Mendelowitz's second novella to be published by Ginninderra Press (2018). See my post about her first book on this site. I attended the successful launch [...]
I really enjoyed this novella, published by Ginninderra Press, about an unrequited love relationship set in South Africa during apartheid. The voice is unique: poetic and full of beauty from [...]
I have recently been researching diagrams to represent the Narrative Arc. I had completed a personal memoir, River Girl, based partly on childhood memories, that was complex in structure. How [...]
An Australian Story Set in the Forties and Fifties POV Choices: Say you are writing a story set in the forties and fifties. You have a character in mind, a [...]
The bridge is pleasing to the eye. It's perfect in its simplicity. You can only appreciate the grace of its arcs from a distance, or from the pebbly beach down [...]
It’s on the opposite side of the earth from Sydney, the language spoken is very different, and it’s much colder in autumn. But Copenhagen is an amazingly liveable city. We [...]
Gorgeous Sicilia! It's been on my bucket list, ever since hearing about its marvels and beauty from my Italian hairdresser. Over the years I've explored the north, middle and south [...]
