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Invoices: Easy
Ann Harth
I am assuming that many of you have the same amount of experience with invoices as I did when I started my writing business: That is …none. If I'm wrong, you may want to skip this month's article. If I'm not -- or you just want to see how someone else does it -- read on. My first few paying jobs filled me with inconsistencies: Excitement? Yes. Dreams of a thriving business? Of course. Fear? Most definitely. . . . keep reading
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How to Flesh Out a Story Without Padding
Marg McAlister
What do you do if you read through your final draft, and realises that your story needs a bit more flesh on its bones? How can you make sure that you add substance, rather than just padding? How DO you flesh out a story? . . . keep reading
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Crime Scenes
Graham Maranda
Who examines a crime scene? Which officers attend? Who is 'who' at a crime scene? What generally happens at a crime scene? What is a crime scene? Who is allowed into the crime scene? Over the next few weeks I will attempt to unravel this beast. Hopefully, this will assist for creating your next crime story... . . . keep reading
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Structure Versus Outlines
Lynda Davies
You may remember from my last article the conversation I had with my supervisor about structure and the book he recommended I read - Story: Substance, structure, style and the principles of screen-writing by Robert McKee. Initially my heart sank when he told me to get the book from the library. I had a complete first draft ready for editing. If I needed help understanding structure, how much more work was the draft going to need? . . . keep reading
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VIEWPOINT - Who's Telling the Story?
Vashti Farrer
Viewpoint is often dismissed as unimportant; whether the story is told in the first, or third person, and through which character's eyes, when it is actually an under-used, under-valued writing tool. And when authors play musical chairs with viewpoint, they risk irritating the reader and ruining the story at the same time. . . . keep reading
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An Interview with Libby-Jane Charleston
...Podcast Contents...
Marg McAlister and Libby-Jane Charleston
In the download area of the Writing4Success Club, you'll find a 30 minute podcast that is the result of an interview with Libby-Jane Charleston, a journalist and mother of 3 young children who works from home. (See more details in the Author Bio section of the website.) Libby wears many writing hats, which you'll hear about in the podcast, but in this interview she talks specifically about her novel "LIGHT SWEET CRUDE" . . . . keep reading
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Libby-Jane Charleston
Libby-Jane Charleston began her career at the age of 19 as one of the youngest-ever columnists on the West Australian newspaper. Since then she hasn't sat still: an award-winning short story writer, Libby-Jane has also contributed to anthologies and written a darkly comic novel, LIGHT SWEET CRUDE. . . . keep reading
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