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Author Interview with fantasy fiction author Katie Taylor

Kit Carstairs · June 3, 2018 · Leave a Comment

'The Land of Bad Fantasy' by KJ Taylor

K.J.Taylor published her first manuscript, The Land of Bad Fantasy, through Scholastic when she was just 18, and went on to publish The Dark Griffin in Australia and New Zealand five years later, through HarperCollins (which was also shortlisted for the Aurealis Awards in … [Read more...] about Author Interview with fantasy fiction author Katie Taylor

Filed Under: All About Editing, Author Interviews, Book Marketing, Fantasy and Science-fiction, General Fiction, Getting Published Tagged With: Author interview, Katie Taylor, publishing, sci-fi, Science-fiction, Writing, Writing science fiction books

Author interview with action/thriller writer Keith McArdle

Kit Carstairs · November 28, 2017 · 1 Comment

Author, Kieth McArdle

We took a moment to chat with Keith McArdle; author and sometime MAA client. We wanted to know a little more about his life as a writer; how he writes, what he writes and what drives him. He was kind enough to take the time to tell us all about it… Can you tell us a little bit … [Read more...] about Author interview with action/thriller writer Keith McArdle

Filed Under: Adventure fiction, All About Editing, Author Interviews, Book Marketing, Crime fiction, General Fiction, Getting Published, Military fiction, Self Publishing, Thriller fiction Tagged With: Author interview, Book marketing, editing, Keith McArdle, Military fiction, publishing, self-publishing, Suspense fiction, Writing

10 quick questions with Kath Engebretson…

Kit Carstairs · November 29, 2016 · Leave a Comment

  Kath Engebretson, author of Red Dirt Odyssey, answers 10 quick questions for us... Read Kath’s full interview about her first novel and the writing process here. #1 What’s your favourite book? The one that sticks in my mind is Edith Wharton’s The House of Mirth. … [Read more...] about 10 quick questions with Kath Engebretson…

Filed Under: Author Interviews, General Fiction, Getting Published, Guide To Writing

Author Interview – Kath Engebretson

Kit Carstairs · November 24, 2016 · Leave a Comment

Author, Kath Engebretson

  ABOUT THE AUTHOR... Let's start with hearing more about you... Well, I wanted to write fiction from the time I was a teenager. I remember my friend and I talking about what we’d do after we left school, and I told her I wanted to be a writer. I began my professional … [Read more...] about Author Interview – Kath Engebretson

Filed Under: Adventure fiction, Author Interviews, General Fiction, Getting Published Tagged With: adventure fiction, Atlas Productions Publishing, australian, Australian Authors, Australian literature, Author interview, Boomer Lit Genre, fiction, Kath Engebretson, Reading, Writing

Structuring Your Novel by Karen Wood

Kit Carstairs · June 23, 2016 · Leave a Comment

Karen Wood book covers

Karen Wood is a much-loved MAA appraiser, and an outstanding person who we feel privileged to work with. She also happens to be a devoted published author of teen fiction and a committed supporter of other emerging writers. In this article, that we pinched (with permission) from … [Read more...] about Structuring Your Novel by Karen Wood

Filed Under: All About Editing, General Fiction, Guide To Writing, YA Fiction Tagged With: Australian Authors, Australian Fiction, authors, developing plot with a strong action line, Diamond Spirit Books, editing, Golden stranger novel, Horse fiction, karen wood, narrative structure, Novel writing advice, novels, structural editing, teen fiction, teen novels, Teenage fiction, Writers, YA Fiction

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