Archive for the 'Books' Category

Today’s quote: “Do, or do not. There is no try.” Yoda in Star Wars Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back. Fact: Many people would like to write a book. Fact: Few people actually start writing a book. Fact: Very few people actually finish writing a book. Fact: Of those that finish writing a book, very [...]

I bought this book some time ago but only recently finished reading it. I had read about it in many other books about writing. Everyone raved about how wonderful the book was and so I thought I’d treat myself. I must say that, as a book about writing, it disappointed me at first. I guess [...]

Adelaide Writers’ Week 2010 On a number of posts over the last few weeks I have written about the writers who were speakers at this year’s Adelaide Writers’ Week (click here to read more). I have also written about some of the things Australian writer Tom Keneally had to say. Here is another quote: “I [...]

Novelist and short story writer Cate Kennedy was one of the Australian speakers at this year’s Adelaide Writers’ Week. Cate is a novelist, poet and short story writer who has already achieved a significant body of work, wide recognition and a number of major awards, including winning The Age short story competition on two occasions. [...]

One of the interesting book launches during this year’s Adelaide Writers’ Week was Stephen Orr‘s novel Time’s Long Ruin. Stephen is a high school teacher in Adelaide. He has had short fiction published in a range of magazines and journals and has had two previous novels published. They are Attempts to draw Jesus and Hill [...]