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How I prepared for The Richell Prize
How I prepared my 2017 Richell Prize submission, including some fantastic resources for writing a synopsis and how to get your 3 chapters up to par.
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One simple editing fix for your novel
When structural editing becomes overwhelming, there's one powerful little editing fix you can do relatively quickly and easily.
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6 writing lessons from my summer reading
Lessons from Hannah Kent, Helen Garner, Anne Tyler & Jane Harper on backstory, show don’t tell and opening lines.
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Path to publication
So here we are. Done with the word count. But not done with the novel. The editing has commenced and she is a slow ol' train.