I try to avoid writing “Where I’ve been and why I haven’t been blogging” posts as I feel they’d be woefully repetitive at this point. To describe my blogging as “sporadic” these days would be more than generous. But! There’s a very good reason for that… Without having made much fanfare about it – self-sabotaging modest as IContinue reading “Of Cowboy-Knights and Long Delays”
Author Archives: Steven Lochran
7 Tips for Aspiring Authors
I recently had the opportunity to teach a workshop at Writers Victoria on Young Adult Fantasy. I’ve been a member of both WV and, before that, the Queensland Writer’s Centre from when I was first trying to get published over ten years ago. So to say the prospect was both daunting and thrilling is aContinue reading “7 Tips for Aspiring Authors”
Writer Under Wraps: Notes from a Bookshop Window
As mentioned in my previous post, I spent National Bookshop Day writing in the window of Eltham Bookshop. This window, to be exact… Though I was only in there for a little over an hour, I had a lot of fun and even managed to get some work done. When I wasn’t scribbling away inContinue reading “Writer Under Wraps: Notes from a Bookshop Window”
A Couple of Words From Your Friendly Neighbourhood Author…
…and those two words are; Okay, well…maybe not. I just wanted to let you all know that if you’re looking to see me in the wild and possibly get a book or maybe even a baby signed, you can find me this Saturday at Eltham Bookshop from 2-3pm. I’ll be appearing as part of NationalContinue reading “A Couple of Words From Your Friendly Neighbourhood Author…”
The Misadventures of an Author on the Road
Long before I was a published author, I tried my hand at filmmaking. And being a playwright. And learning the guitar. That last one might not be relevant. At all. But the first two are. And when I say “filmmaking” and “playwright”, I mean in the broadest, most amateurish way possible, like making dumb littleContinue reading “The Misadventures of an Author on the Road”
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