creative writing
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Why I love … realistic dialogue
Many authors say that creating good dialogue is one of the hardest things about writing. Stephen King had this to say in ‘How to Write’ in The Guardian (taken from his fantastic book On Writing, Scribner, 2000): “It’s dialogue that gives your cast their voices, and is crucial in defining their characters – only what… Continue reading
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Why I love … a writing playlist
In one of the early So You Want to be a Writer podcast episodes by the Australian Writers’ Centre, Valerie Khoo and Allison Tait talk about how some people need to have particular circumstances in place before they can write. For example, absolute silence, or a special place (an isolated cabin perched on a cliff… Continue reading
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Why I love … landscape as a character
I grew up in Ōtautahi (Christchurch), the biggest city of Te Waipounamu (the South Island) of Aotearoa (New Zealand). From the loom of the Southern Alps and the dry and windy Canterbury Plains, to inner-tubing on the Manuherikia and waterskiing in Kenepuru Sound, to hiking up to the Brooklyn Wind Turbine and glow-worm hunting in… Continue reading