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”
3 Tips for a Successful Author Signing
In a couple of days I’ll be flying out to the Somerset Writers Festival to kick off the promotional tour for Vanguard Prime: Wild Card. There’s a variety of events you’re asked to do as a writer, and I have to admit that I find the Q&A-style events the easiest; after all, it’s pretty straightforward answeringContinue reading “3 Tips for a Successful Author Signing”
The Ideas Shoppe: The Making of a Superhero (Part 3)
The wait is over! Vanguard Prime: Wild Card will be released tomorrow, 27th February, and to celebrate I thought I’d return to a series of posts that haven’t been featured here in a while; the Making of a Superhero. And given that Vanguard Prime: Wild Card heavily features the Knight of Wands, what better timeContinue reading “The Ideas Shoppe: The Making of a Superhero (Part 3)”
An Ode to Handwriting
Ever since I was a kid, the simple practice of handwriting has proven a real challenge for me. I distinctly remember being seven years old and completely confounded by what the teacher was saying about how to hold your pencil “properly”. You were supposed to grip your pencil just so, because if you didn’t thenContinue reading “An Ode to Handwriting”
Steven Lochran 