Put your arse in the chair and your fingers on the keyboard

I’ve seen a couple of things today that are complementary and very true. They are also always relevant to the writer. First, I saw this on Chuck Wendig’s blog (click the pic to make it bigger): And I saw this doing the rounds on Tumblr: “It’s a...

On space in the brainmeats for stories to form

I’m having trouble with the current work in progress. It’s book three of a trilogy and it’s very exciting, but I’m struggling. There are prerequisites that can not be avoided. The climax needs to outdo the ends of book one and two. There are...

The Ongoing Angst of Successful Writers – Conclusions

I’ve really enjoyed the recent run of guest posts from six of Australia’s most successful genre writers. Here I’ll try to collate the overlapping themes from those posts into one place (and have links to all the posts in one place too.) First and foremost,...

The Ongoing Angst of Successful Writers 6 – Margo Lanagan

Time for the last in my series of “Ongoing Angst” guest posts. Last week we heard from Kaaron Warren, Jo Anderton and Angela Slatter. This week we’ve had Lisa L Hannett and Trudi Canavan. Today Margo Lanagan will be the last of the guest posts and...

The Ongoing Angst of Successful Writers 5 – Trudi Canavan

Time for the next in my series of “Ongoing Angst” guest posts. Last week we heard from Kaaron Warren, Jo Anderton and Angela Slatter. Yesterday it was Lisa L Hannett and today is Trudi Canavan. Margo Lanagan will be the last of the guest posts tomorrow. So...

The Ongoing Angst of Successful Writers 4 – Lisa L Hannett

It’s time to continue this series of “Ongoing Angst” guest posts. Last week we heard from Kaaron Warren, Jo Anderton and Angela Slatter. This week we’ll hear from Lisa L Hannett, Trudi Canavan and Margo Lanagan. So what’s it all about?...