Saturday, July 11, 2009

THE SHACK: 10/07/09


What you musn't do when someone gives your work a bad review
http://gawker.com/5303534/alice-hoffman-trashes-literary-critic-on-twitter

Masterclass with Tobias Wolff
http://www.salon.com/dec96/interview2961216.html
http://fora.tv/2008/04/01/Tobias_Wolff_in_Conversation#fullprogram

Here's a fine sample of how merciless Gordon Lish was when it came to editing Raymond Carver
http://www.newyorker.com/online/2007/12/24/071224on_onlineonly_carver

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Friday, July 10, 2009

don't give the cold shoulder and vote now

Hi All My Wittie Friends! I have a favour to ask of you if I may be so bold?
I have entered a writing competition to win a Quark Expedition cruise to The Antarctic and all I need is the most votes. So if you can click on this site

http://www.blogyourwaytoantarctica.com/blogs/view/285

and register and then vote for me. It’s easy! Thank you...

I also don’t mind if you feed me back some editing. I did it last night in a hurry with excitement and thinking who else can I ask to vote!! I have friends but not as many as a couple of the entrants already up around 500 mark so I have some work to do. Going to Antarctica has been a full on dream of mine since before I started tripping around on those other cruises. Expedition...that’s the key word. Adventure and amazement others...all before I kick the bucket! (And while I can still KICK a bucket too!)CheersKerry

Saturday, July 4, 2009

THE SHACK: 19/06/09


Laurell is a true battler
http://www.laurellkhamilton.org/laurell.html

Read this one carefully (especially good for people who nurture fantasies of becoming writers without spending too much time hunched over a keyboard and who also believe they need to go through an initial phase were none of the basic tenets of the craft apply to them)
http://www.guardian.co.uk/books/2009/jun/20/jenny-diski-author-author

Penguin T.V. one suspects
http://us.penguingroup.com/static/pages/publishersoffice/index.html

Harry Potter and dumbing down of literature. (What do you think? Let us know using the comment link)
http://wrt-brooke.syr.edu/courses/205.03/bloom.html

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TED: Showcasing creative ideas from around the world



Link submitted by member Michelle Clark

To submit links to writing related videos/podcasts/articles/posts email the editor witsnq@gmail.com

You gotta laugh.


Proofreading is a dying art, wouldn't you say? These are doing the rounds of the email.

Man Kills Self Before Shooting Wife and Daughter


This one was found in the SGV Tribune the other day. They put in a correction the next day.


Something Went Wrong in Jet Crash, Expert Says

No crap, really? Ya think?


Police Begin Campaign to Run Down Jaywalkers

Now that's taking things a bit far!


Panda Mating Fails; Veterinarian Takes Over

What a guy!


Miners Refuse to Work after Death

those good for nothing, lazy so-and-so's!


Juvenile Court to Try Shooting Defendent

See if that works any better than a fair trial!


War Dims Hope for Peace

I can see where it might have that effect!


If Strike Isn't Settled Quickly, It May Last Awhile

Ya think?!


Cold Wave Linked to Temperatures

Who would have thought!


Enfield ( London ) Couple Slain; Police Suspect Homicide

They may be on to something!


Red Tape Holds Up New Bridges

You mean there's something stronger than duct tape?


New Study of Obesity Looks for Larger Test Group

Weren't they fat enough?!


Astronaut Takes Blame for Gas in Spacecraft

That's what he gets for eating those beans!


Kids Make Nutritious Snacks

Do they taste like chicken?


Local High School Dropouts Cut in Half

Chainsaw Massacre all over again!


Hospitals are Sued by 7 Foot Doctors

Boy, are they tall!


And the winner is...

Typhoon Rips Through Cemetery; Hundreds Dead

Did I read that right?

Saturday, June 27, 2009

Townsville Library Display



Check this out

Showcase of published work by members of WITS past and present at the Townsville City Library (in Flinders Mall) .

Books, banners, and bling.

Take a look and tell your friends.

The workshop wrap-up

Dr David Rieter Workshop
On Wednesday 10th June City Libraries presented a full day workshop by Dr David Rieter from Interactive Publications Pty Ltd (IP). Thanks to funding from Townsville City Council twenty people attended the free of charge workshop and as well as gaining an inside view of publishing, we were even supplied morning tea and lunch. Thank you Annette Burns from City Libraries for looking after us so well.
David is the director of Interactive Publications. IP has four imprints.
- Glasshouse Books: Biographies & non-fiction.
- IP Kids: Children’s books.
- IP Digital
- Interactive Press: Flagship literary imprint & poetry.
- IP Pics: Is a competition for unpublished manuscripts and is open for submissions from 1st October - 1st December 2009.
Categories are:
Best fiction
Best Creative non-fiction
Best poetry
Best first book any genre.
Interactive Publications is also involved in an Emerging Author Series. Each year they nominate up to seven titles from their forward list to the Australian Council for support under their Presentation of Promotions Program.
David spoke on the importance of presentation and covered independent and mainstream publishing as well as self- publishing. He stressed that publishing is easy - it’s getting noticed that is difficult.
- Do’s and Don’ts of getting started.
- Writing for the reader.
- How to sell your work to a publisher.
- The importance of your Covering Letter and Synopsis.
- Contracts and getting paid.
- Promoting your work- pre-publication.
- Targeting the Media.
Thank you David for a most informative workshop - and for the bonus discussion that evening at our weekly writer’s meeting. For further information on IP visit David’s website on http://www.ipoz.biz/
WITS is looking forward to working in partnership with Townsville City Council and in conjunction with City Libraries to present future workshops and events.

Lori Hurst
President

Friday, June 26, 2009

THE SHACK: 26/06/09

This week is all about watching and learning from the Masters. So I present to you:

http://www.granta.com/Online-Only/Lahiri-Gallant
Jhumpa Lahiri and Mavis Gallant


http://www.granta.com/Online-Only/Paul-Auster

Paul Auster




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Friday, June 19, 2009

THE SHACK: 19/06/09



You could make money from your novels this way
http://www.catherynnemvalente.com/fairyland/

But before you get all excited and post your novel online for gold coin donations, you might want to avoid the 38 most common mistakes made by writers of fiction


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Friday, June 12, 2009

Byron Bay writers Festival


this is the link for the writers festival.

if there is one thing you do as a writers it is to visit a festival sometime in your career.
If not now ...when?

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