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Mentor of the Week
One of the features of the Writing4Success Club is our MENTOR OF THE WEEK forum.
This gives you a wonderful opportunity to tap into the expertise of experienced writers, who can save you months (or even years) of missteps and wasted effort.
As each new mentor enters the forum, we'll post some information about him/her in this section.
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Gail Breese
Gail Breese has always found images fascinating, from fine art to cartoons, and spent much of her life creating her own. In 1989 after studying for four years, Gail earned qualifications in Graphic Design and Illustration and had a ball working freelance creating logos, posters, corporate identities, packaging, illustrations, book covers, signs and brochures. . . . keep reading
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Melinda Hutchings
Melinda Hutchings is a media commentator, author and public speaker on the topic of eating disorders and teen issues. Her third book Why Can't I Look the Way I Want will be published by Allen & Unwin in June, followed by Why Won't Anyone Listen in 2010. Her website www.bodycage.com has had over 500,000 hits. . . . keep reading
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Sandy Fussell
Author of Samurai Kids
Sandy Fussell is a mum, a computer programmer and a children's author. And it all goes together surprisingly well. Her writing career is a fairy tale in which she plays Cinderella. Luckily the ball hasn't ended yet. . . . keep reading
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Raelene Hall - Freelancing from the Outback
Raelene Hall
Raelene Hall is a freelance writer living on an Outback property in Western Australia. She has written numerous non-fiction articles for local, national and international magazines and newspapers as well as for Internet sites, on a wide variety of topics, including education, the Outback life, communications, nature, spirituality, families, technology, animals and the environment. . . . keep reading
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Bev Prideaux - Building a Career in Photo Journalism
Bev Prideaux
My speciality is in horticulture and the wine industry, (I stopped counting after 600 published articles), and after 15 years the stories opportunities are still rolling in. It was a simple step from years in rural merchandising to writing promotional articles for the local wine industry and general interest stories for magazines and newspapers... . . . keep reading
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Common Mistakes Made by Romance Writers
assembled by Robyn Collins
Editors working for the major publishers of romance fiction find that writer after writer makes exactly the same mistakes. Read through the list below, and see if you are 'guilty' of any of these transgressions! . . . keep reading
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Tricia Stringer
Choosing to use POD (Print On Demand publishing) depends on what kind of writing you do and what kind of result you want. It's not for everyone, but Tricia now has three adult novels published in this way and has a good understanding of the highs and possible pitfalls. She has also learnt a lot about promoting her books - which was paramount if more than her family and friends were to read them! . . . keep reading
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Robyn Collins - Writing Romance Fiction
Robyn has spent the last two years reading about and studying the elements of good romance writing. She is a member of Romance Writers of Australia and has attended conferences where the keynote speakers included Jenny Crusie, Debbie Macomber, Anna Jacobs, Stephanie Laurens and many published Harlequin writers and publishers and editors. . . . keep reading
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Ann Harth
