Write a Page-Turner Workshop

by Amanda on July 24, 2010

Saturday 31st July & Sunday 1st August 2010 (10am-4pm)

There are a few places left in my ‘Write a Page-Turner’ workshop running in the last weekend of July at the NSW Writers Centre. This workshop will give you both the tools and the motivation to get started on that novel you’ve been promising yourself you’ll write – for how long now?!

Here’s the feedback from participants of my last two-day workshop at the NSW Writers Centre:

“This is the best course I have been to at the Centre.”

“Amanda’s wonderful, efficient, inspiring and knowledgeable. Great.”

“I have attended several other courses at the Centre previously, and Amanda’s course has been the best. I now feel that I have the tools to start and finish my novel.”

“Really useful, practical course which is what writers need!”

“Amanda is well prepared, a very able presenter – gives full statements with all relevant details. Her presentations are suitable for all stages (and problems). Covers everything relevant.”

“Totally brilliant! I just can’t wait to get writing. I’ve got the structure to avoid endless mistakes. Knowing a reasonable time frame is 2 years – takes enormous pressure off.”

“Amanda is very interesting – her use of anecdotes is very demonstrative. A bit of everything. I’d love to work through a whole book with her.”

“Amanda was a fabulous teacher. The content was just what I needed to get me focussed on my novel idea.”

“Surpassed expectations and gave inspiration. I feel I’m going away with heaps of useful information I can apply to my own writing.”

This is most likely the last time I will run this workshop in 2010 – so, don’t miss out!


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Future of Publishing

by Amanda on July 19, 2010

I’m a big fan of Seth Godin who is an internationally respected marketing guru. He is redefining ‘marketing’ more in terms of building tribes and is a best selling author of 13 books.

He recently delivered a talk to the Independent Booksellers in the US. What he has to say about the future of publishing in the light of the demise of the music production industry is really interesting:

Listen here: The New Dynamics of Book Publishing

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12in12 Celebration

July 3, 2010

We are now half way through the 2010 ’12 Chapters in 12 Months’ programme and got together to celebrate with a bring-a-plate dinner at my house on Friday night. We had a fabulous night with everyone comparing stories and catching up with people they had crossed paths with in previous workshops. Several people traveled long [...]

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Write Your Novel in Paradise

June 10, 2010

Winter Retreat Mackerel Beach, Pittwater – Sydney Take time out for yourself and move your manuscript to the next stage. In a cosy cottage right on the beach we’ll eat delicious food, drink wine, talk about writing and yes! actually write for three intensive days. We will be living the bohemian dream, so don’t miss [...]

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12in12 Programme – Now online!

June 8, 2010

By popular demand ‘Twelve Chapters in Twelve Months’ programme is now available online. Spaces are very limited: One space left! Now the dust has settled on various other projects and the original 12in12 group are well on their way to achieving their writing goals – I’m ready to take on five more people who want [...]

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Wild Spirit – Annette Henderson

June 5, 2010

I have a new podcast up on my ‘The Writers Talk’ site at Podbean with Annette Henderson who has written a wonderful memoir called ‘Wild Spirit’ about her time as a young traveler getting stranded in Africa – which started her on a whole new career as an anthropologist. Interesting how she came to write [...]

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April Showers

June 5, 2010

What wonderful writing weather – luckily writers are not weather dependent creatures we can write anytime anywhere! In fact, I was headed for LA a few weeks ago and wanted to have the opportunity to do a read through of my new screenplay ‘Last Days of the Empire Hotel’ with the producer of ‘The Olive [...]

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On the Open Road

May 29, 2010

Things have been a little quiet on this site because in April I was flat out writing to get ready for my trip to LA for script revisions and to pitch my new screenplay ‘Last Days of the Empire Hotel’ and in May I had a holiday. No computer – felt like I’d had a [...]

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Just another day at the office

March 23, 2010
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The Office

March 4, 2010

Like everyone else who wants to write for pleasure, I am engaged in a daily, weekly, monthly battle to find the time and space to write. The easiest it has ever been for me was when I had an office to go to. I paid rent and was committed to going at least three half [...]

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