Writers Victoria Writer's Toolkit

Interesting looking workshop weekend for writers

If gravity were to reverse...

There are some days when this is not a fear, but something I would like very much.

medieval doodles by a boy learning the Russian alphabet. 

Take a story by a writer you really, really admire - preferably a short short story that won't take for ever to reproduce. Analyze it in minute detail: from word choice to sentence length. Now, choose a different setting and different characters with different dreams from that of the originals, and write a copycat story, following the exact structure and tone of the original.

new, unique collection of interviews with some of the most significant Tribal Elders of Australian publishing and writing.

Site of a local writer of short stories and flash fiction.

This is how I feel today. :D

I forgot this most important thing: Waterproof notepads made of waterproof paper. A notepad and pencil you can use in the shower for those brilliant ideas you'll otherwise forget. I use it ALL the time.

lol

I get all my best insights in the shower, but the fact that I forget them immediately may have something to do with my lack of success, lol.

Readers go for a ride. This is the best writing cartoon: all the things to avoid in your story at one glance.

So much to really love about this. It's great!

Ths is a TED talk where Jason Fried talks about the importance of flow time, or time spent thinking/scheming. Thought it might help you guys.

That link looks dodgy to me. It might just be my iPad* playing silly buggers but in case it isn't: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5XD2kNopsUs&feature=youtube_gdata_player * Yes, Michael, I know: I should dump the evil empire... ;)

Good overview of how we as fiction writers could apply 'write what you know'. Practical. 

New Australian publisher of short stories and novellas. Must be by a Brisbane writer or have some connection to Brisbane. Pays $10 for a story and wants all world-wide rights for a year after the anthology is published, then rights revert to the author.

American markets for children's magazines

This is an example of one of the intensive writing events I was talking about. NaNoWriMo (National Novel-Writing Month) is another.

An option for task lists especially when you want to share or collaborate. Operates across devices.

Just had word that Astrid is closing down (sorry!). So try one of the other To Do tools.

"Discover and share books you love on Goodreads, the world's largest site for readers and book recommendations" (and obsessively check your reviews and star ratings). Author dashboards, book discussion groups and lists, your library and bookshelves. Where readers are.

I didn't know I had an account until you mentioned it. As it turns out, I told Goodreads a year ago that I'd begun reading Noah Devine's Dharma Punx. I am, to this day, still trying to read Dharma Punx! It is keeping me honest...

Yes, I look like I've been reading the same books for a year, too.

Home page of Canadian literary magazine

An example of a Facebook group. Groups can be open or private, administered by one or several people. There are lots of writing- and book-related Facebook groups, sharing info and updates, working on a project, supporting members.