http://thestorysofar.typepad.com/valeries_blog/ The Sydney Writers’ Centre is Australia’s leading centre for writing training. We provide short courses to individuals and corporate groups in magazine writing, travel writing, fiction, book publishing, business writing, online writing and much more. en-AU Fri, 06 Nov 2009 12:41:03 +1100 http://www.typepad.com/ http://www.rssboard.org/rss-specification http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/sydneywriterscentreBlog/~3/H7FrXGp_GKo/book-rant.html http://thestorysofar.typepad.com/valeries_blog/2009/11/book-rant.html It seems every book I read lately is being made into a movie! When I researched The Time Traveller’s Wife on Google, I found links for the movie that comes out here in the next month or so. Now, I’ve... Danielle Williams Fri, 06 Nov 2009 12:41:03 +1100 http://thestorysofar.typepad.com/valeries_blog/2009/11/book-rant.html http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/sydneywriterscentreBlog/~3/Un6NH0irWzg/former-cosmopolitan-editor-mia-freedman-talks-magazines.html http://thestorysofar.typepad.com/valeries_blog/2009/10/former-cosmopolitan-editor-mia-freedman-talks-magazines.html Here is a cool short video from Mumbrella, where Tim Burrows speaks to Mia Freedman about her time in the magazine world. Hope you enjoy it! Chief Blogger Sat, 31 Oct 2009 12:01:55 +1100 http://thestorysofar.typepad.com/valeries_blog/2009/10/former-cosmopolitan-editor-mia-freedman-talks-magazines.html http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/sydneywriterscentreBlog/~3/iid6xMiE61s/submissions-and-competitions-closing-soon.html http://thestorysofar.typepad.com/valeries_blog/2009/10/submissions-and-competitions-closing-soon.html Art(e)fact is an online magazine dedicated to up and coming artists and writers. There is a focus on contemporary art – photography, design, film, and painting all feature in the Winter 2009 edition. So, if you’re into writing about art... Danielle Williams Wed, 28 Oct 2009 15:28:54 +1100 http://thestorysofar.typepad.com/valeries_blog/2009/10/submissions-and-competitions-closing-soon.html http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/sydneywriterscentreBlog/~3/oOZJ13i7o-c/punctuation-is-powerful.html http://thestorysofar.typepad.com/valeries_blog/2009/10/punctuation-is-powerful.html A good friend sent this enlightening snippet to me today. An English professor wrote the words ‘A woman without her man is nothing’ on the chalkboard and asked his students to punctuate it correctly. All of the males in the... Danielle Williams Fri, 23 Oct 2009 10:39:32 +1000 http://thestorysofar.typepad.com/valeries_blog/2009/10/punctuation-is-powerful.html http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/sydneywriterscentreBlog/~3/5tQnXYZtVSw/book-rant-1.html http://thestorysofar.typepad.com/valeries_blog/2009/10/book-rant-1.html Attention history teachers! Ben Elton’s book The First Casualty contains probably the best, and simplest, explanation of the events that led to WWI. Here’s a sample: ‘Listen, it’s yer Balkans, innit? Always yer Balkans. … You’ve got your Austro-Hungarians supposed... Danielle Williams Tue, 20 Oct 2009 15:29:10 +1000 http://thestorysofar.typepad.com/valeries_blog/2009/10/book-rant-1.html http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/sydneywriterscentreBlog/~3/naNeLWLCAaE/live-poets-don-bank.html http://thestorysofar.typepad.com/valeries_blog/2009/10/live-poets-don-bank.html This month's Live Poets will feature Maurice Whelan reading from his recent novel, The Boat People, and his latest book of poetry, The Lilac Bow. He'll also discuss both books with convenor Danny Gardner. There'll also be the usual open... Danielle Williams Fri, 16 Oct 2009 14:04:20 +1000 http://thestorysofar.typepad.com/valeries_blog/2009/10/live-poets-don-bank.html http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/sydneywriterscentreBlog/~3/b9S1_VUWsjY/writing-competitions-for-all-ages.html http://thestorysofar.typepad.com/valeries_blog/2009/10/writing-competitions-for-all-ages.html There are still a few great competitions to enter before the year’s end. These ones closing in November and December are for short story writers, essay writers, and very, very short story writers. Fish Publishing is currently accepting entries for... Danielle Williams Tue, 13 Oct 2009 16:20:39 +1000 http://thestorysofar.typepad.com/valeries_blog/2009/10/writing-competitions-for-all-ages.html http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/sydneywriterscentreBlog/~3/MyNA8LKYLSg/literary-wanderings-nutcote.html http://thestorysofar.typepad.com/valeries_blog/2009/10/literary-wanderings-nutcote.html Last week I visited Nutcote, the home of May Gibbs. Surprisingly (well, for me), I didn’t have to go far – it’s just in Neutral Bay! Tucked away in a quiet spot, away from the main thoroughfare of Military Road.... Danielle Williams Fri, 09 Oct 2009 11:17:13 +1000 http://thestorysofar.typepad.com/valeries_blog/2009/10/literary-wanderings-nutcote.html http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/sydneywriterscentreBlog/~3/gzHixdH48O4/take-off-and-write.html http://thestorysofar.typepad.com/valeries_blog/2009/10/take-off-and-write.html For all aspiring travel writers, here are a couple of opportunities to get you going. Shegoes.com.au is a travel and adventure blog for girls who go. Not only is it a great travel resource for anyone dreaming about their next... Danielle Williams Wed, 07 Oct 2009 10:51:12 +1000 http://thestorysofar.typepad.com/valeries_blog/2009/10/take-off-and-write.html http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/sydneywriterscentreBlog/~3/LQc_7fLqCfs/book-rant.html http://thestorysofar.typepad.com/valeries_blog/2009/10/book-rant.html Once by Morris Gleitzman is the story of Felix, a 10 year-old boy living in an orphanage in Poland during the Nazi occupation. Felix is Jewish and Once is written from his point of view. The book is a fictional... Danielle Williams Fri, 02 Oct 2009 10:54:35 +1000 http://thestorysofar.typepad.com/valeries_blog/2009/10/book-rant.html