A dramatic change of direction...

I’m finally in possession of the March Market edition of WQ. 

There are some fabulous articles inside:  Marianne de Pierres talks about how to be a series contender; JR Poulter goes global; Anita Bell discusses formatting.  A great article on Educational publishing by Pamela Rushby; romance by Valerie Parv; finding your niche market with Cat Sparks and Somerset author guest, Kate Hunter explores why writers’ festivals are so important.

And…

If you’ve ever thought about writing a play - you might like to check out my article where I talk about how stepping out of your comfort zone can be a highlight in your career.

You can read these articles and more by subscribing here and if you’re already a subscriber then you will agree with me - this is a great issue J

Midnight rambler is feeling inspired

WHAT HAPPENED on the way to…

There were a few things I wanted to blog about earlier this week and already it’s the end of week one into November – what the…

Between working and writing and subbing and stuff, the week has got away on me.  So here is a brief rundown of what I’ve been doing besides working in that other job that pays the bills.

·    Attending an awesome Masterclass at the QWC with the Master himself Simon Higgins on writing good YA.  But essentially it came down to just really great tips on good writing, regardless of the genre you write in.  I met some great people on the day and came away much more enlightened than when I arrived;

·    Applied for a Graduate Certificate in Screenwriting course for 2011 with AFTRS – what made me think I could get my application in good form with everything else that was going on around me in a week, I have no idea – doh!

·     And in addition to the above idiocy I wrote a short story and subbed two – one has since been rejected but at least it was a nice prompt reply and I’m not kept waiting in suspense.

And I want to write about Triple J’s Ausmusic month but I will post that tomorrow Inshallah

Midnight rambler dreading the thought of a 5.30am start tomorrow…