1. Interview - Matthew Reilly
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...t there. And he did – his book was discovered by MacMillan Publishing and the rest is history. Among writers, his story is almost folklore – his has been the kind career many writers could...

2. Article - Writing an Effective Non-Fiction Book Proposal
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...ce you have to 'show' you know your market. When you are ready to submit, head to the Australian Writers Marketplace website: http://www.awmonline.com.au/Home.aspx Here you will find a comp...

3. Anthony Santoro
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ABOUT ANTHONY SANTORO Author and Writers' Resource Centre Founder  Anthony Santoro was born in Melbourne in 1975 and currently resides in Melbourne’s Western Suburbs. For many yea

4. READER FEEDBACK - GET YOUR BOOK OFF THE GROUND
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Get Your Book off the Ground Reader's Responses and Book Reviews Here is just some of the feedback we have received from our readers: “It is in itself a prime example of how to write and

5. ARTICLE - THE VALUE OF BAD BOOKS
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Most writers, aspiring writers certainly, would dismiss bad books. There is no reason to read them let alone try and draw any lessons or inspiration from them. Counterintuitive though it may be, bad b

6. ARTICLE - ON GETTING PUBLISHED
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...nd associations and were...well, 'stuffy'. Fortunately, I've been disabused of this. Groups of writers are best and they don't have to be formal, either. Just a bunch of people who lik...

7. NOVEL - Last Decent Man
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.....” Between novels, Anthony writes both fiction and non-fiction books. He is also the founder of the Writers’ Resource Centre – an online writers’ ‘help station’ wi...

8. INTERVIEW - TONY PARK
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...lishing industry which Tony believes is a threat to the creativity, livlihood and prosperity of Australian writers and publishers. Anthony Santoro: How did you get started in writing? Tony Park: I...

9. BOOK REVIEW - Get Your Book off the Ground
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...Century. It’s not a book full of useless exercises that are set in the hope that readers will become writers by simply correcting ‘mistakes’ in grammar. It is written by two authors ...

10. ARTICLE Self-Publish Your Way to Success
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...ur typed up manuscript is likely to land on the slush pile along with the manuscripts of other unpublished writers.  There is little doubt, however, that if you sent them a published book especia...

11. BOOK REVIEW - Get Your Book off the Ground
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BOOK REVIEW - GET YOUR BOOK OFF THE GROUND Fom: THE AUSTRALIAN WRITER Review by: Daan Spijer As writers, we are (or should be) avid readers of others’ work. This gives us insights int

12. ARTICLE The Real Gains of Literary Competitions
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...they take home the £50,000 cheque. However while a monetary reward is sufficient motivation for most writers, there are other (although perhaps not as obvious) benefits of literary competitions,...

13. ARTICLE Self-Publishing v Mainstream Publishers
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...rsion of publishing can be a positive move.   Mainstream publishing has been the traditional route of writers, and still today is the most favoured. Self-publishing has been largely spurned by wr...

14. ARTICLE You Wrote a Book - What Now?
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... now seeing that there is money to be made stocking and distributing self published books - as long as the writers are diligently involved in their promotion.   Book marketing is now no longer th...

15. News - Best New Aussie Writers
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Well done to all those that entered the mid-year competition. We've definitely got our work cut out for us given the overwhelming number of entrants.  We're currently ploughing through th

16. Newsflash - WritersWorld ezine
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Issue 17 of the ezine WritersWorld out now. In this issue learn how to promote yourself as a writer. Sign up for the ezine here

17. ARTICLE How to Promote Yourself
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...t people to follow, look up the profiles of people in a similar field to yourself, as well as high profile writers such as Mia Freedman and Tara Moss, and look at who they are following. When you star...

18. ARTICLE What is a Poem?
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...e: the strengths he identifies are its”messages and images”. I suddenly remember reading about writers submitting for publication: “valuable to look again” is editor-speak for ...

19. Newsflash - Follow us on Twitter
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20. ARTICLE The Right Attitude
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...only know the start, you hope the rest will come as you write.   Along the way there may be hardship, writers block, etc., but that’s okay. You’re keen, you can push through it. But, ...

21. ARTICLE The Right Time to Write
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Anthony Santoro writes that now, more than ever, writers and artists need to become involved in writing and publishing their books. For a keen amateur writer, it can be hard to put pen to paper and mu

22. BOOK A Year of Writing Inspiration
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...  A new book from Smink Works Books Get inspired every day of the year 365 prompts and exercises for writers in search of creative spark. This book provides a creative writing exercise for each ...

23. ARTICLE Can that Novel Desire become a Reality?
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The desire to have a book with your name on the cover seems universal - yet how many would-be writers really know if they have what it takes to succeed? Steve Dempster reveals ten things that every b

24. NEWS Best New Aussie Writers
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...ance and her own brand of warmth to homeless people on the streets of Sydney has nabbed first place in the Writers' Resource Centre's Best New Australian Writers competition. The short story, ...

25. NEWS A Woman's Investment
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Writers' Resource Centre member Jasmin Tragas raises money for women in the Phillipines with an insightful and inspiring online book. Jasmin Tragas believes that “amazing things can happe

26. OPINION When Fiction becomes Fact
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...Anthony Santoro is the author of the Mike Felice series of detective novels and is the founder of the Writers' Resource Centre. Read more about Anthony Santoro at the About Us page. His&...

27. NEWS Story Contest Announcement Delayed
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Due to the overwhelming response to the Best New Australian Writers short story competition and the high quality of entries, the announcement of winners and commended stories has been delayed. The Wri

28. COURSE How to Write a Short Story
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...d course content via telephone and email. Course objectives: 1.) To read quality short stories by master writers. 2.) To understand the function of planning, plot, point of view, theme, character, d...

29. ARTICLE How to Write a Biography - 12 Thoughts
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...SKILLS Accomplished writer, editor and qualified trainer Melita Granger is offering two online courses to Writers' World subscribers (Join here). HOW TO WRITE A BIOGRAPHY HOW TO WRITE A SHORT ST...

30. ARTICLE Writing a book is just the beginning
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... for authors who think all they have to do is write a book. One of the greatest misconceptions harbored by writers is that the job is done when the book manuscript is mailed. While manuscript completi...