Tag: Blog
Basic Strokes for Writing Great Fiction
Guest blog by Lynne Lloyd As experienced writers, we leave the basics of language and written expression farbehind us. Or do we? I am a believer in the basics, not only at the learning stage butalso revisiting them at regular intervals. It is akin… Continue Reading “Basic Strokes for Writing Great Fiction”
Winners of the Gold Coast Writers’ Association 2022 Short Story Competition – Writing in the Sand
We are excited to share with you our winning short stories for 2022, judged by Lori-Jay Ellis CEO, Queensland Writers Centre. First place – Congratulations Justin Andrews on your winning short story Finding Words Finding Words I fall. I’m crying but I don’t have… Continue Reading “Winners of the Gold Coast Writers’ Association 2022 Short Story Competition – Writing in the Sand”
Podcasting for Authors
Guest blog by Jen Swenson Find your Why This lays the groundwork for your new podcast:● Define your goals. What do you hope to achieve through your podcast? Dream big!● Choose your podcast genre and theme. The Change Room is a lifestyle podcast forwomen… Continue Reading “Podcasting for Authors”
THANK YOU GCWA
Member Blog by David Kay Caring for eight years had taken its toll. I visited Patricia in hospital but never saw her. They took me in for an Angiogram and discharged my wife. I was discharged on Christmas Eve and our family had Christmas… Continue Reading “THANK YOU GCWA”
Eight harsh lessons I learned AFTER I published my debut novel, Search for the Holy Whale
Guest blog by Selena Jane Why eight? Why not? It’s my favourite number! Many writers speak about the process of writing and publishing, and I’ll no doubt get to that in a later blog, but today I thought I’d share with you the top… Continue Reading “Eight harsh lessons I learned AFTER I published my debut novel, Search for the Holy Whale”
Ask An Editor Anything
We recently hosted a fabulous interactive workshop at the Gold Coast Writers’ Association in collaboration with a panel of experienced editors, Kerri Yarsley, Beverley Streater, Jacqx Melilli, and Gail Tagarro. The following are questions from our audience of members and guests, and answered by… Continue Reading “Ask An Editor Anything”
Harnessing Your 2022 Writing Goals
Member blog by Kate Kelsen As an author, I have been avidly writing and self-publishing fiction and creative non-fictionstories since 2010. I take a particular interest in exploring various human experiences andperspectives to share people’s stories in the wider community. I am also the… Continue Reading “Harnessing Your 2022 Writing Goals”
The influence of TikTok on creative writing of screenplays
Guest blog by Elissa McGaw Due to its rapid international growth and audience feedback, research investigating the methods of successful screenplay writing for the social media platform, TikTok, is warranted to elucidate its potential career benefits for a screenwriter. This project aims to create… Continue Reading “The influence of TikTok on creative writing of screenplays”
Writing Historical Fiction and Fantasy – and finding your story.
Member Blog by David Thomas Kay Many authors create their novels in a modern-day environment they are familiar with; others write Historical Fiction in a period of their choice. I prefer writing progressive Historical Fiction and let good narrative and the passage of time… Continue Reading “Writing Historical Fiction and Fantasy – and finding your story.”