14 days ago I launched a Kickstarter campaign to raise the funds needed to publish my debut novel, Maternal Instinct. In those short 14 days, $3,537 has been raised by 49 backers! I have been well and truly overwhelmed by your support, thank you so much. We’re halfway there Just 14 days and $1,463 to […]
Writing
The one where Alice gets sprayed with breast milk (Maternal Instinct) – Story Addict Podcast
Today I’ve got a special episode for you – I’m going to read you an excerpt from my debut novel. You may have seen the news already – my first novel, Maternal Instinct, will be published in October 2019 by Story Addict Publishing. BUT first I need to raise the funds to pay for editing, […]
Review: Writing a Novel (the Faber Academy way)
Writing a Novel is the distillation of nearly ten years of Richard Skinner’s experience of teaching the Faber Academy program of the same name. It answers questions from ‘Where will I get my ideas from?’ through to ‘Should I write in first or third point of view?’. Drawing on advice given by every writer from […]
How to be a writer when you don’t want to write literary fiction
I’ve done pretty much every kind of writing there is, apart from features writing and underwriting. My current day job is digital strategy and web content writing – I translate complex technical concepts into plain English and make sure people can find them when they search in Google. I’ve also done copywriting, article writing, fiction […]
In conversation with Louise Allan, author of The Sisters’ Song
Louise Allan’s first novel, The Sisters’ Song, is out now from Allen & Unwin. The manuscript was shortlisted for the 2014 City of Fremantle—TAG Hungerford Award and awarded a Varuna Residential Fellowship. I absolutely adored The Sisters’ Song. Set in Tasmania, it’s the story of two sisters and how music and motherhood break their hearts but […]
How I built Maternal Instinct’s fictional world – world building in fiction
I write speculative fiction, which means I build fictional worlds that aren’t quite like the world we live in. Spec fic worlds can be completely different – dragons and white walkers – or just a little bit different – like an oppressive regime which strips women of reproductive freedom a la The Handmaid’s Tale. (Only […]