Posts Tagged ‘Helen Garner’
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Too sad
I was going to write a tribute to the late poet, Jordie Albiston, who died earlier this week, but in truth it just makes me too sad. I met her when we were both at the beginning of our writing careers and she – and her work – remained dear to me, even though I ...
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Three Take-away Tips from Narrative Structure and Expectations – Kate Elliott
Kate Elliott’s guest of honour talk used a close reading of the opening scene of the movie West Side Story as a launching place to talk about reader expectations and the all-important opening. It was a great talk – really informative and well-structured and I’m not going to attempt to summarise quite so much material. ...