Postcards: A series of reflections from Express Media alumni living their literary dreams “I had a vocational calling and a chance – that precious, sacred chance – to begin.” Before she became a renowned writer and columnist for the Guardian Australia, Van Badham was just like you. Bright-eyed and eager to break into the literary […]
The end of June is actually upon us! First and foremost, we hope you’ve enjoyed the ride and found all of our posts invaluable and helpful to your blossoming writing careers. For the last post, we thought it might be a great idea to give you a whole bunch of awesome resources to submit […]
It’s two days before the end of June, and the end of National Young Writers Month! Today’s post is for all the worry warts out there, especially to those worrying that won’t be able to meet their NYWM deadlines. You have to bear in mind that goals are a motivational technique in itself – if […]
We’ve discussed planning the novel and how to get that amazing first sentence to get the ball rolling, but what happens when you’re near the end but you don’t know how to end it? Like the beginning of your written piece, the ending is just as difficult to write. You have to be able to […]
Let’s be honest, goals can be difficult to maintain let alone fully complete before a deadline, so what do you do to stay motivated when trying to achieve your writing goals? Many of you should be towards the end of their writing goals, so we thought we might give you so more motivational pep talks […]
Name: Victoria Nugent Age: 25 State: New South Wales What is your NYWM goal? I plan to take part in Pitch, Bitch each week, complete two short stories and attempt to revive a moribund blog. What kind of writing do you do? I’m a journalist by day. Outside of work hours I write everything from […]
Love theatre but hate acting? If so, then playwriting may be just the thing for you. The thought process to playwriting is similar to that of novel writing. First you need to look at the kind of genre you’d be interested in. Then produce an outline, then a draft then a final copy. For more […]
It’s day 15 young writers! We’re halfway through June, so now would be a good time to touch base with your NYWM writing goals. Are you up to date with your goals? If you’ve managed to keep a consistent diary entry, have a read back and see what kind of progress you have made. Plenty […]
