Tag: writing

As is customary, here’s my round-up of professional whatnots in 2011: two books published – Hour of Need in May (the last book of ‘The Laws of Magic’) and The Extinction Gambit in December (the first book of ‘The Extraordinaires’) wrote two books (‘The Extinction Gambit’ and a top...

Penni Russon Today’s Guest Blogger is Penni Russon, one of this country’s most admired writers for young people, with works as varied as the lyrical ‘Undine’ trilogy and Girlfriend Fiction. I have just excised a 300-word introduction listing all the books I won’t be talking about – for to...

Holly Harper The first time I saw a Goosebumps book, I fell in love. I was eight, and the fact that the title was written in blood-like lettering and contained the words ‘Dead House’ meant that it was instantly the coolest thing I had ever laid eyes on. And...

Scot Gardner Today’s Guest Blogger is Scot Gardner. Scot is a much loved and much lauded writer for young people. His many books since include ‘Burning Eddy’, which was short-listed for both the CBCA and NSW Premier’s Literary awards. As a kid, I read about the world. I memorised...

Hazel Edwards Today’s Guest Post has Hazel Edwards remembering a particular, and mysterious, form of narrative transport. Hazel is one of Australia’s best-loved writers. She thrives on writing for all ages and has published over 200 books across a range of subjects and genres. Aged 14, I lived in...

I made my first Book Trailer back in 2007, when the whole Book Trailer thing was really starting to take off. Since then, I’ve seen million dollar Book Trailers and I’ve seen Book Trailers done on a shoestring budget. Sometimes, it’s been hard to tell the difference – in...

Richard Harland               Today’s Guest Post has Richard Harland reminiscing about his cherished book from childhood. Richard is one of Australia’s most popular YA Fantasy writers. The first books I truly loved when I was old enough to read for myself were two...

One of the best (and most unexpected things) about being a writer in this interconnected world is that I’m in touch with people who are interested in books, reading and writing, and they live all over the place. When it becomes known that I have various research needs, these...

Sophie Masson This is the second in a series of Guest Posts from some of our finest writers. Today, it’s Sophie Masson. Sophie has had more than 50 novels published in Australia and internationally, mostly for young adults and children, but also for adults, including the internationally-selling ‘Forest of...

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