Since it’s my Mouthwatering May blog special event, I thought I’d share with you how I got into both cooking and writing, and the role that my son played in this… Let’s start with the cooking… now, I’m no Masterchef, and nor do I want to be, but I did develop a bit of a [...]
I got to thinking recently that writing a novel is a lot like cooking, so I thought I’d create a little recipe for all those writers out there… How To Bake A Novel: Preparation time: Varies, from months to years. Serves: Potentially millions (if you’re lucky) Equipment: One working computer, word processor, or large [...]
I recently had the privilege of interviewing Michael Hauge - story consultant, author and lecturer who works with screenwriters, novelists, filmmakers and executives. He has coached writers, producers, stars and directors on projects for Tom Cruise, Julia Roberts, Reese Witherspoon and Morgan Freeman, and is currently on retainer with Will Smith’s company, Overbrook Productions, where he [...]
It is a truth universally acknowledged, that a single man in possession of a good fortune, must be in want of a wife. That is how Jane Austen started her book, Pride and Prejudice in 1813, and made it into the top 100 best first lines from novels according to the American Book Review. A [...]
As a writer, hundreds of thousands of words manifest from your mind to the page, but four of them are the sweetest: The End, and Chapter One Not to say that all the wonderful prose you created doesn’t mean anything of course, it’s just that these words have special meaning. Yesterday, I typed The End [...]
Many authors advise writing only one manuscript at a time, so you can completely immerse yourself in the world you’ve created and the lives of the characters. This ‘Manuscript Monogamy’ makes sense, however in reality while writing a manuscript you may be editing another, and planning a future story simultaneously. But what about writing more [...]
There’s a great post and discussion going on at Dianne Blacklock’s blog about the term ‘chick lit’, check it out here. What do you think, should we scrap it? Is women’s fiction better or just as bad?, and how can we better classify novels based on the ups and downs of women’s lives? ~ Juliet
As an avid reader, writer, and creative person in general, (with a slight, okay… a fierce competitive streak), when I saw a contest for making a poem out of book titles I just had to enter! Thanks to my writer buddy (and collage poet) Diane for sharing the link to the contest, and to Janet [...]
I was one of the lucky 350 attendees of the Romance Writers of Australia’s conference, held in Melbourne on 12th-14th August. The organisers did a fantastic job, and everything ran smoothly and professionally, allowing us writers to sit back and enjoy the event. This was my first writer’s conference, yet I felt like part of [...]
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