Here we are, halfway through winter. I thought I’d give an update on an experiment – or challenge – I’ve somewhat quietly (until now) kept to myself. Except for newsletter subscribers, they know. (You could get advance news too, if you sign up. No pressure.) As I waited on feedback from manuscripts and competition pieces,…
The program to the 2019 Melbourne Writers Festival was launched last night and I spent a long time going over it, tucked up and cozy as a heavy rainstorm passed over the city, trying to figure out what I want to see. And, like usual, there’s a lot! I’ve curated the following list for…
If you’re a beginning or emerging writer, you might have heard of Submittable already. In case you haven’t, here’s a brief explanation: Submittable is an online submission management platform, designed to streamline and simplify the submissions process – which can be oftentimes problematic for writers and publishers. It is free to get an account to…
Welcome to the annual blog monetisation recap – this is the sixth (!) time I’ve written such a post and I hope that it provides a bit of insight and information for anyone who’s interested in doing the same for themselves in 2019 and on whatever scale – small, medium or large. As always,…
Part of me wonders at the use of writing this post midway through the first month of a new year (I have a little voice singing the line ‘The past is in the paaaaaast!’ from ‘Let it go’ as I type). But I’m going to ignore it because I believe in the merit and value…
The Art of the Score Podcast Anyone I’ve seen lately who’s expressed even a passing interest in movie music will have had my iPhone shoved into their faces to show them how they can find the Art of the Score podcast. What is it about? To quote their website: “Art of the Score is the podcast…
The official release date was 1st October 2008. I forgot – I thought it was the 2nd. Today. Happy double-digit birthday, my first book baby. * This year has been one of big shifts and transitions. I talk about a few of them in the last episode of my podcast and I’ve sorta-kinda avoided thinking too…
“Karen Andrews’ reputation as a writer, editor and publisher precedes her” Books+Publishing My Creative Process is the online course I developed which only runs twice a year, due to my own commitments. Each time it opens, I get excited because I love sharing what I’ve learned over my writing and publishing career. To explain further: My Creative…
The following is the second of the two interviews I salvaged from the audio taken at the Williamstown Literary Festival. The first interview with Emilie Zoey Baker is here. I also had to great pleasure of talking to Ailsa Piper, author, director, actor, teacher, speaker and broadcaster. I hope you enjoy it as much as…
