Tag: short story
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5 elementary tips for writing a Sherlock Holmes style story
How do you write a Sherlock Holmes style story full of intriguing crimes, compelling characters and adventure? Read on, dear Watson!
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Selfie – horror short story out now!
My new horror short story, ‘Selfie’, is out now in Aurealis Magazine. I’m stoked to be included in Australia’s top science-fiction, fantasy and horror publication.
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Winning Three Scarlet Stiletto Prizes!
What a weekend! If you haven’t seen me posting all over the internet already, I won three prizes at the Scarlet Stiletto Awards on Saturday night including: The Sun Bookshop Third Prize The Kerry Greenwood Malice Domestic Award The Athenaeum Library Body in the Library Runner-Up Prize
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‘Lady Loveday Investigates’ is shortlisted for the Scarlet Stiletto Awards
I’m over the moon to announce that my short story, ‘Lady Loveday Investigates’ has been shortlisted for the Scarlet Stiletto Awards. The Scarlet Stiletto Awards are run by Sisters in Crime for Australian female crime authors, and there’s almost $10K in prizes up for grabs.
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Sometimes it’s hard to keep writing. Then there are weeks like this.
It’s a hard slog being a writer. No matter what form you practice, rejection becomes a part of life. You’re constantly slapped in the face with your apparent failures (I say apparent because most rejections are not personal, but it’s hard not to take it personally).
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28 Epic Short Story Tips from Australian Genre Writers
With the recently released And Then… anthology chock full of amazing Aussie authors, I couldn’t resist drawing on their collective writing knowledge. I asked them for their best short story tips and they delivered!