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...

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....

Something a little more whimsical this time. A future, frightening newspaper article. A chilling reminder that things can go terribly...

Image: Reading between the pages (Source Freestock) In a world bombarded to the point of saturation with information and electronic...

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...

Photo: West Coast Eagles celebrating the winning goal in the 2018 Grand Final, happier times. (Image: AFL) Without risk of dampening your...

Image: Old Hands (Source: Google freestock) Short stories are topical right now. 'Short stories have the power to transport us to...

Every 2-9 July, Australia celebrates National NAIDOC Week to acknowledge and recognise the history, culture and achievements of...

Image: Not Margaret River, Tonon's Vineyard and Winery with impossibly blue skies (Authors Photo) Margaret River, the justifiably...

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...

In creative literature, authors (even newbies like myself) have the remarkable ability to transport readers to distant lands and...

Image: The author at the book signing (Photo credit. C. McCafferty) These past few weeks have been a whirlwind, filled with literary...

Image: Dam in the Perth Hills, author's photo Two of my favourite pastimes, bushwalking and writing are seemingly disparate activities,...

Thanks to those readers who provided feedback on my last blog article on Books on Writing. Your feedback has resulted in a few additions...

Image: Lost in a sea of books? (Source: World's greatest libraries) All writers are readers, right? If they’re not they should be....

Image: Lab team, Eric Sucar. Pacific Nations, long threatened by rising sea levels are rejoicing today's announcement. After tense...

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...

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...

I must admit I was nervous about my book launch. It was my debut novel, and you only get one shot at your first launch. At the end of the...

Here’s my list of The Top 20 Podcasts for Writers (plus a few extra) that I’ve curated for you. Not only writing podcasts, though there’s...