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”
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Lessons in Villainy
The Somerset Celebration of Literature finished last Friday, though I didn’t get home until Sunday after staying on the Gold Coast to visit family…and if you ever get the chance to check out the Gold Coast Hinterland, I highly recommend it! I’ve been to writers’ festivals as an author before…well, once before…but this was theContinue reading “Lessons in Villainy”
The Ideas Shoppe: Genealogy of a Book
For ages now, I’ve been meaning to do two things. 1) Write up a list of books that were influential on Vanguard Prime: Goldrush (out now, of course!). 2) Write the first in a regular series of posts entitled ‘The Ideas Shoppe’, in which I discuss the process of writing, focusing primarily on where inspiration comes from. And thenContinue reading “The Ideas Shoppe: Genealogy of a Book”
Steven Lochran 