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5 tips for debut authors
Congratulations on your first book. It's been a heady ride. But what now?
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5 tips to launch your book
The end road to publication is here, so now it's time to plan a party for your book's first public…
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5 tips for finding a literary agent
So you have your manuscript ready, but how do you go about finding an agent to represent you?
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5 pitching tips for freelance writers
How do you pitch your story ideas in the most efficient way possible and with the greatest chance of success?
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New research shows handwriting as important as typing for children
A hybrid of digital skills and traditional pen(cil) and paper is recommended for optimal learning.
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5 tips to beat writers’ block
Easy steps to start writing again when you are creatively blocked.
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Is poetry really ‘the tyrannical discipline’?
This is how Sylvia Plath described the art form, but three contemporary poets have very different views.
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10 entry-level arts jobs to consider (part 1)
In part 1, ArtsHub has selected five jobs that are accessible to emerging arts professionals and suggests things to look…
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Move over Millennials, it’s time for older women writers to shine
Are the works of older women writers writing about their lives a new Australian publishing trend?
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Overseas literary residences: inspiration will last longer than the trip
What are some of the benefits and challenges of applying for an overseas literary residence?