Fiction
‘Don't tell me the moon is shining; show me the glint of light on broken glass.’ Anton Chekov
A natural storyteller sometimes has an advantage when it comes to writing fiction, however what works when read aloud may not work on the page. Only one or two books are published out of every ten thousand manuscripts submitted to major publishers. Before reaching the end of the first sentence, many editors have already decided to turn a novel down.
If you're aspiring to be published one day, join several award-winning authors in the crucible where we'll teach you the techniques to get noticed:
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'show, don't tell' (what Chekov's talking about)
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'narrative hook'
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'point of view and head-hopping'
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pace
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structural positioning of climax
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and more, all as it pertains to your manuscript.
This mentoring workshop is for writers who have already taken the first step. There will no writing exercises per se, rather your own work will be addressed. Non-fiction is welcome but the briefings in conjunction with the workshop will be directed mainly towards the craft of fiction. One chapter of your manuscript should be emailed to our ministry partners, Omega Writers, ( This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. ) by December 31, 2011.
Anne Hamilton
Anne is an accomplished author and editor. Her two most recent books - Many-Coloured Realm, a children's fantasy, and God's Poetry: The Identity and Destiny Encoded in Your Name, a non-fiction study of the power of name - were both award-winning finalists in the International Book Awards for 2011. She works for United Christian Broadcasters as a creative writer and edits for several small Christian publishers. Her magazine articles have appeared in numerous publications, including Christian Woman and Queensland Baptist. She is current President of Omega Writers, and is dedicated to raising the profile of faith-inspired writing by local authors throughout Australian and New Zealand. She can be contacted through her blog, Fire of Roses.
Mary Hawkins
With well over 800,000 books in print, Mary is a best-selling Christian Fiction author with books released by Barbour in America and her current three book Baragula series by a Sydney publisher. Her 19th title, Justice at Baragula, was released in 2011 and is a finalist in the current CALEB award. A farmer’s daughter, a registered nurse, a minister’s wife, she and her “retired” husband now live in Tasmania. Mary enjoys sharing what she has learnt about writing novels and trying to get them published.
For more information check her web and blog:- http://www.mary-hawkins.com
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Justice at Baragula - finalist in CALEB awards