Great Questions to Prompt Book Club Discussion.
Image: Promotional Image for ABC's TV Book Club Show (Source ABC) Many things book clubs discuss often provide new insights into the...
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petemitchellauthor
Oct 9, 20235 min
How to Create a Compelling Book Cover.
Image: The front and back cover of 'Darwin's Wake' before the ISBN and barcode. (Source: Pete Mitchell). The adage that ‘you shouldn’t...
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petemitchellauthor
Sep 29, 20232 min
I'm in the Top Five!
I'm so happy to be listed in the Top 5 podcasts on the 'Writer's Show'. The Writers’ Show Podcast, is a podcast produced by Madhouse...
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petemitchellauthor
Sep 17, 20234 min
How Big is It?
Maybe it should be how long is it? That is, 'how long should a story be'? Of course, the glib answer is exactly as long it needs to be....
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petemitchellauthor
Aug 28, 20233 min
Another free story.
Something a little more whimsical this time. A future, frightening newspaper article. A chilling reminder that things can go terribly...
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petemitchellauthor
Aug 21, 20235 min
Harnessing the Power of Book Reviews.
Image: Reading between the pages (Source Freestock) In a world bombarded to the point of saturation with information and electronic...
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petemitchellauthor
Aug 14, 20236 min
What's in a Name
Photo: Tom Cruise in the movie Top Gun - not me (Source Movie library). There are two questions I am often asked: ‘Why do you use a...
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petemitchellauthor
Aug 4, 20234 min
Setting Writing Goals
Photo: West Coast Eagles celebrating the winning goal in the 2018 Grand Final, happier times. (Image: AFL) Without risk of dampening your...
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petemitchellauthor
Jul 25, 20235 min
A Short Story for You.
Image: Old Hands (Source: Google freestock) Short stories are topical right now. 'Short stories have the power to transport us to...
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petemitchellauthor
Jul 6, 20238 min
Celebrating NAIDOC Week.
Every 2-9 July, Australia celebrates National NAIDOC Week to acknowledge and recognise the history, culture and achievements of...
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petemitchellauthor
Jul 3, 20232 min
Why Drive to Margaret River?
Image: Not Margaret River, Tonon's Vineyard and Winery with impossibly blue skies (Authors Photo) Margaret River, the justifiably...
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petemitchellauthor
Jun 28, 20232 min
Book Review - 'T' by Alan Fyfe.
Image: T by Alan Fyfe Bookcover (via Goodreads) What determines a five-star rating? It has to be well-written, that's a given. The story...
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petemitchellauthor
Jun 18, 20234 min
Reality and Imagination through the Magic of Locations
In creative literature, authors (even newbies like myself) have the remarkable ability to transport readers to distant lands and...
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petemitchellauthor
Jun 11, 20233 min
Book Fairs, Signings and Literary Adventures.
Image: The author at the book signing (Photo credit. C. McCafferty) These past few weeks have been a whirlwind, filled with literary...
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petemitchellauthor
May 25, 20233 min
Bushwalking and Writing, are they Parallel Paths?
Image: Dam in the Perth Hills, author's photo Two of my favourite pastimes, bushwalking and writing are seemingly disparate activities,...
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petemitchellauthor
May 3, 20233 min
Books on Writing - Addendum.
Thanks to those readers who provided feedback on my last blog article on Books on Writing. Your feedback has resulted in a few additions...
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petemitchellauthor
Apr 21, 20235 min
Books On Writing
Image: Lost in a sea of books? (Source: World's greatest libraries) All writers are readers, right? If they’re not they should be....
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petemitchellauthor
Mar 25, 20234 min
Stunning Scientific Breakthrough
Image: Lab team, Eric Sucar. Pacific Nations, long threatened by rising sea levels are rejoicing today's announcement. After tense...
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petemitchellauthor
Mar 21, 20233 min
Hooray for Writers' Festivals.
I know it is statistically invalid to base a trend on just two data points. With only two points a straight-line trend is guaranteed. In...
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petemitchellauthor
Mar 6, 20232 min
I Love Easter Eggs
I like chocolate eggs, but the Easter Eggs I love aren’t chocolate. They are the Easter Eggs that are found hiding within stories. In...
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