Category: writing

Droughts, Bushfires, Floods and Pandemics: Tips for Writing Post-Apocalyptic Fiction in Apocalyptic Australia

I keep adjusting the year in which my near-future cli-fi fantasy novel is set. Firstly, because novel writing is a much longer process than I’d naively anticipated almost a decade ago, so 'near future' is in fact, now. And secondly, because the world in which I’ve set my novel is meant to be slightly futuristic in an apocalypse if we don't act now kind of way – but every time I look up from my writing, it’s coming true...

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10 Valuable Websites for Authors

The ASA provides advocacy, support and advice to Australian authors and illustrators. Once you're professionally involved in writing, this site is like a professional security blanket. If you want information specific to Australia, in regards to rates of pay, contracts, or copyright protections, this is the place to go. They also provide training opportunities for writers, and run awards and residency programs. If ever I have any legal concerns surrounding writing, this will be my first port of call.

Summer Reads Part II – In Review

Summer is officially over. There, I said it. Some part of me is devastated by this sentence, but the pale winter-baby half of me is secretly relieved... 1. Mistborn Trilogy: Book 2, The Well of Ascension by Brandon Sanderson
I really, really enjoy these books. I love the characters, and I love the world that has been created. I’ve always been a softie for a big cast, which is something I’ve been told you can only just get away with in a fantasy saga like this one, and isn’t suitable for other kinds of books. I’m not convinced. Maybe that’s because it doesn’t take much for me to empathise with a character.

Why IFL Science Writing

This is me at Yosemite last year, in awe of a giant fallen sequoia that was wide enough to walk through. I quit science at the end of Year 10. I wish I hadn’t. But I was too squeamish for biology, not mathematically minded enough for chemistry and physics, and too excited by the possibility... Continue Reading →

How To Get Out of a Funk

Until this week, I’ve been able to trick myself into believing that I’m still on holidays, and that everyone else in Australia is, too. But it’s back to school, and the farce is over. The year has officially begun. And it’s got me in a funk. Back in the good old days (last week), I... Continue Reading →

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