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Festival Q and A. Links for Emerging Authors and Illustrators. Sunshine Coast Authors and Illustrators. Sarah Kinsella and Russell Fletcher. University of Sunshine Coast. Lesley and Tammy Williams. Tuesday 7 June 2016. Voices Plus Events Tickets. QWC - Blogging and Author Platforms. QWC - To Market to Market. Voices Plus - Write Here:Creative Writing at USC. STEM: What's it all about? Bringing STEM into schools. Literary Breakfast:Lesley and Tammy Williams. Sunshine Coast Authors and Illustrators. Pat Fl...
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Interviews 2012 | jillwrites
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Book Reviews Children’s/YA’s older. Book Reviews Children/YA’s. Writers Block Workshop Notes May15. Author Dual Visions, Vashla's World, book reviews, articles and other interesting prose. I have the enormous pleasure today to interview Rowena Cory Daniells. Who is extremely talented and inspiring. Her website is full of useful information, professional with writing tips. Awesome interviews with fascinating authors. And her Bio and details her work with graphic art studio R and D Studios. As a prelude to...
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YOU CAN WRITE A PICTURE BOOK | On Writing
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Blog of Elaine Ouston Author. Did you learn about megafauna as a kid? YOU CAN WRITE A PICTURE BOOK. Always wanted to write a picture book and have it published? Now you can find out how it’s done. Picture Books: Making It Count b. There’s something magical about picture books. How hard could it be? It’s only a few hundred words.’. There surely is a picture book in us all. This is a common misconception people have when they’re starting out. The answer is ‘No’. Different types of relationships will evolve...
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November | 2014 | On Writing
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Blog of Elaine Ouston Author. Did you learn about megafauna as a kid? The life and times of Adem Besim. His powerful, emotive, Youn. G Adult novel,. When I asked Adem if the story was autobiographical, he told me, ‘There are certain similarities between my protagonist, Nathan Thompson, and myself. It’s not long since I was his age and we were both born and raised in Kyabram. The way he sees some things is also the way I do, or. I am studying full-time for a Diploma in Professional Writing and Editing at ...
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January | 2015 | On Writing
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Blog of Elaine Ouston Author. Did you learn about megafauna as a kid? Improve your chances of being published and never pay an editor again. With the way publishing is going, with fewer and fewer books being accepted, having your manuscript polished so it needs little work is going to give you your best chance of success. No matter how good your story is, if the publisher sees that they have to pay an editor thousands of dollars to make it ready for publishing they will reject it. While some people may h...
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elaineouston | On Writing
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Blog of Elaine Ouston Author. Did you learn about megafauna as a kid? A rollicking adventure from start to finish. If you love an action packed adventure written by someone who understands how to grip you from the first sentence and hold you until the end, you need to read this book. I was recently asked to review Sharp Shooter by Marianne Delacourt. Being a huge fan of Marianne’s books I eagerly agreed. This book didn’t disappoint. Tara Sharp can see auras, and it’s ruining her life. This book has a fas...
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How to kill your character | On Writing
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Blog of Elaine Ouston Author. Did you learn about megafauna as a kid? How to kill your character. It doesn’t matter how well a novel is plotted or how exciting the action is, if the dialogue is flat or forced you lose your reader. Learning to write dialogue is a major challenge. Nothing can kill a character faster than the words they speak. Dialogue is one of the main ways a reader gets to know a character. It is not too much of a surprise, then, to discover that writing dialogue is one of the most chall...
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Uncategorized | On Writing
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Blog of Elaine Ouston Author. Did you learn about megafauna as a kid? A rollicking adventure from start to finish. If you love an action packed adventure written by someone who understands how to grip you from the first sentence and hold you until the end, you need to read this book. I was recently asked to review Sharp Shooter by Marianne Delacourt. Being a huge fan of Marianne’s books I eagerly agreed. This book didn’t disappoint. Tara Sharp can see auras, and it’s ruining her life. This book has a fas...
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August | 2014 | On Writing
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Blog of Elaine Ouston Author. Did you learn about megafauna as a kid? Kissed by A Croc. Today I have pleasure in reviewing a book about one of CQ’s local heroes, John Lever. The book Kissed by A Croc,. The life story of this fascinating man, was written by Jenny Lanyon. Kissed by A Croc. While I knew of John’s involvement with crocodiles and his expertise in the field, I had no idea how long the fascination had gripped him. His desire to better his situation was strong from his youth and his first ventur...
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July | 2015 | On Writing
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Blog of Elaine Ouston Author. Did you learn about megafauna as a kid? Scare the pants off them! If you like writing scary stories. Prefer a twist of the macabre, or want to find out how to create and publish horror, come along to Gondor Writers’ Centre for an intense, two day workshop with Charmaine Clancy. This workshop has it all! Check out the lesson plan below. Dates: AUGUST 8th and 9th. This weekend workshop is available at a VERY SPECIAL PRICE! Workshop and accommodation only:. On 07 54 981 332.
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