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Author Interview with adventure/thriller writer, Terry Quinn

Kit Carstairs · September 24, 2018 · 1 Comment

'The Scoop' by Terence J Quinn

Terry, can you tell us a little bit more about yourself? I was born in Scotland, a lifetime ago. At school, the only subject that interested me was English and that interest paved the way to a 37-year turbulent career in journalism as a reporter, editor and publisher. Along the … [Read more...] about Author Interview with adventure/thriller writer, Terry Quinn

Filed Under: Adventure fiction, Author Interviews Tagged With: adventure fiction, author interviews, authors, fiction, Learn how to write, thriller fiction, Writers, Writing books, Writing fiction

Author Interview – Heather Hawkins

Kit Carstairs · October 17, 2017 · 2 Comments

Heather is the author of ‘Adventurous Spirit’, a memoir chronicling her life through its many challenges. You will see, below, that I’ve asked Heather to tell us a bit about herself… don’t be fooled by her modest coverage of her achievements. Heather is a warrior; a life loving, … [Read more...] about Author Interview – Heather Hawkins

Filed Under: Adventure fiction, All About Editing, Author Interviews, Getting Published, Non-fiction, Uncategorized Tagged With: adventure writing, Adventurous Spirit, Australian Authors, authors, editing, Heather Hawkins, Marathon Running, Sports autobiographies, Sports writing, The Manuscript Agency, Travel writing, Writing

Children’s Publishing: Creative Kids’ Tales

Kit Carstairs · March 23, 2017 · 2 Comments

Georgie Donaghy, Creative Kids' Tales

Georgie Donaghey is the founder, editor and author of Creative Kids Tales; a one-stop shop for emerging children's authors and illustrators. It provides an opportunity to create or expand children's authors and illustrators online presence and start building a community of … [Read more...] about Children’s Publishing: Creative Kids’ Tales

Filed Under: Children's Publishing, Getting Published, Self Publishing Tagged With: authors, Books, CBCA, Children's authors, children's book publishing, Children's books, Children’s Book Council of Australia, Creative Kids Tales, emerging children's authors and illustrators, Georgie Donaghey, Writing, Writing for children

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

Writing a Cover Letter

Kit Carstairs · April 14, 2016 · 55 Comments

… [Read more...] about Writing a Cover Letter

Filed Under: All About Editing, Book Marketing, Getting Published, Self Publishing Tagged With: agents, authors, cover letters, editors, Publishers, publishing, synopsis, Writers, Writing

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