THE WRITE WORKSHOPS with Amanda Hampson — Inspiration, motivation and practical ideas to help you write.

Jeff In Venice, Death in Varanasi – Geoff Dyer

August 4, 2010

If you’ve done a workshop with me you’ll know I am besotted with the work of British author, Geoff Dyer. I have just finished his latest work – see review HERE BTW: If you don’t care to read books with sex/drug references this is not for you

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GOOD STORY

August 4, 2010

Today, as part of my (slowly) growing collection of author interviews, I spoke to Fiona Palmer. She has a very inspiring story to tell. With little education or writing experience she managed to sell her first manuscript to the first publisher she approached – Penguin Books! You can hear the story of her success HERE

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So, you know you can’t dance – but what you really wanna do is write!

August 3, 2010

Having enjoyed a level of success in a wide range of writing genres, I thought that it might be helpful to share my hard-won knowledge, gained over the past couple of decades, to help others to learn the necessary steps. Hopefully I can offer some snappy insights that will speed you to publication. Over the [...]

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Two Finger Triumph

August 2, 2010

Frances, who is 78 and a half, started the 12in12 in July to write her memoir. In her first month she managed to pump out over 17,000 words! I thought the printer would never stop! Here’s the secret to her success ” I am retired and as they say the older you are, the clearer [...]

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Write a Page-Turner Workshop

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 [...]

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Future of Publishing

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 [...]

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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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