Jen Storer

Read Like a Writer, Write Like a Reader?

Read Like a Writer, Write Like a Reader?

One of the things I love about social media is it makes my brain buzz. Read like a Reader, Read Like a Writer About a week ago I wandered into a conversation going on in Jen Storer’s Duck Pond Facebook Group about whether writers should read. Jen has written a thought-provoking blog post (Want to Be a Writer? 6…

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Discovering Art

Discovering Art

Recently I was interviewed over on Word Mothers and I let slip that I was 46 when I discovered that I wanted to write for children. This little snippet of age-based information was very popular on Twitter, retweeted a number of times. I doubt that anyone was particularly interested in my age. I’m guessing it…

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5 ANZ Books That Should be Made into Movies

5 ANZ Books That Should be Made into Movies

To celebrate Al Tait’s mega exciting news that The Mapmaker Chronicles has been optioned for film, here’s my list of a further five books that would make excellent movies.             Spark – Rachael Craw.  Action romance, gorgeous leading man, gutsy leading lady, sci-fi thrills. What more could anyone want in a…

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