SHJIBF: the mystery of process
“A lot of ink is spilled over the creative process and the origins of ART. But is the act of creating – building – doing – in any field truly less mysterious? Will my own work ever be less mysterious...
View ArticleSHJIBF: Chetan Bhagat on emerging writers
Why do you want to write? It’s a difficult practise, it is not easy work. Don’t do it for the fame or glamour or money. I write because I am passionate about it, I am myself. People first have to find...
View ArticleSHJIBF: Writing and isolation
I try to build my work on the title of the story. When I wrote this new work I had no idea of the outcome of the novel. The title was a kind of glittering title and as I always do, I locked the door, I...
View ArticleAbout Being Shortlisted
by Nicky Smith I’ve written a book. Well, when I say book, I mean unpublished manuscript. Although yet to see the light of day, my story has taken me to a beautiful house in a bushland setting...
View ArticleCringe and Wince – Tales of an Attempted Nanowrimo
Day: 0 | Words: 0 It is the day before Nanowrimo, the ‘write a novel in a month’ program that encourages participants to write 50,000 in 30 days. I’m thinking about the kind of novel I want to write...
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