Snuggle up warm and read all about July’s featured New Zealand author. Tabatha Wood is a busy mum and a keen advocate for writing for positive mental wellness. She has written non-fiction books and has navigated the process and independently published her collection of short stories about the chilling and the strange. K: What is …
These competitions are for short stories written in English and are all open to international entries. The competitions are listed in order of deadline. See also my list of international writing competitions or my list of New Zealand writing competitions You might also like my list of paying markets for short stories or my resources …
This month, I have Nod Ghosh, one of New Zealand’s best writers of short form fiction, on the blog. Nod’s stories have won prizes and many pieces have been published in New Zealand and overseas, including in Landfall, London Grip, Connotation Press, Blue Fifth Review, The Citron Review, Spelk Fiction and Mindfood. K: What is …
It has been a while since I’ve handpicked the best blog links from the community to give them a shout out on the blog. Why not start it up again? I am so happy about all the great writerly types I’ve met through blogging. There are endless ways to arrange the 26 letters, so writers …
Writers should be paid for their work. After all, how many hours of work and little bits of our souls go into our stories, from pondering the backstories of the characters to the editing process? Here are some paying markets for flash fiction and short stories that I have found, through lots of searching. They …
If we were having a coffee, I’d tell you why I’ve been a bit quiet on the blog lately. It’s definitely not because I’ve been sitting here in my pyjama pants, eating chocolate, playing on social media. Quite the reverse, despite all outward appearances. I’ve been productive. I have been working as a freelance proofreader …
Welcome to my ninth interview with a New Zealand writer. April’s featured writer is p.d.r. lindsay, and yes, I meant to type small letters. Read on to find out why this is so important and how a group of independent authors can do great things. She writes historical fiction novels and has sold over a …
Things have been pretty quiet here on the blog this month. But fear not, A LOT is happening behind the scenes. More to come on that very soon. In the meantime, I chatted to Rory about why I started writing. Pop over and have a read or sign up for a writer interview yourself via …
“I was a pretty vocal kid, and was often ticked off for ‘telling long-winded fibs’”
How is your relationship? Relationships are all about communication and the reader-writer relationship is no different.