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2013

Write it now: every point of view has to be deeporiginal ↗
13 Dec 2013
Sixty second writing tips: stripping down the wordingoriginal ↗
12 Dec 2013
Secret beasts of New Zealand. Only one of them with big feet.original ↗
10 Dec 2013
A career by the numbersoriginal ↗
8 Dec 2013
Write it now: celebrity book signing sessionsoriginal ↗
7 Dec 2013
Some of the hard realities of writingoriginal ↗
6 Dec 2013
A bit of fun with Bram Stoker’s favourite wordoriginal ↗
4 Dec 2013
Can dyslexics become great writers? Totally.original ↗
3 Dec 2013
Seven real rules for writersoriginal ↗
1 Dec 2013
How to write and not be driven to eat your own weight in lardoriginal ↗
30 Nov 2013
Why novel-writing is like actingoriginal ↗
29 Nov 2013
Writing to shake things uporiginal ↗
28 Nov 2013
Return of Revenge of Sauron – nooooooo!original ↗
26 Nov 2013
NaNo Writing Prompt No. 4original ↗
25 Nov 2013
Why I don’t fan-boy (much) over The Hobbit or Trekoriginal ↗
24 Nov 2013
Write it now: the perils of the deus ex machinaoriginal ↗
23 Nov 2013
Getting to the heart of the organising principleoriginal ↗
22 Nov 2013
Grab your readers by controlling your organising principleoriginal ↗
21 Nov 2013
Writing and revising is all writingoriginal ↗
21 Nov 2013
Should authors license their imaginary worlds?original ↗
19 Nov 2013
NaNo Writing Prompt No. 3original ↗
18 Nov 2013
Why word count is essential but not an end goal for writersoriginal ↗
17 Nov 2013
Write it now: should all writers start with epic poetry?original ↗
16 Nov 2013
Cunning plans for pushing through the creative flat spotoriginal ↗
15 Nov 2013
Five ways to avoid writing blankoriginal ↗
14 Nov 2013
George R. R. Martin won’t license his world. Quite right too.original ↗
12 Nov 2013
NaNo Writing Prompt No. 2original ↗
11 Nov 2013
The top ten lame excuses for writers not writingoriginal ↗
10 Nov 2013
Write it now: getting the twist to that story structureoriginal ↗
9 Nov 2013
Drawing your readers with pace and characteroriginal ↗
8 Nov 2013
Keeping your writing momentum goingoriginal ↗
6 Nov 2013
NaNo Writing Prompt No. 1original ↗
5 Nov 2013
The secret to writing 50,000 words in 30 daysoriginal ↗
3 Nov 2013
Write it now: breaking through the writing limits with musicoriginal ↗
2 Nov 2013
Five reasons why blank paper’s a writing inspirationoriginal ↗
1 Nov 2013
Launching NaNo from the starting blocksoriginal ↗
31 Oct 2013
The scariest thing about Halloween is…original ↗
30 Oct 2013
Top tips for fast novel plottingoriginal ↗
29 Oct 2013
Kick-starting that 50,000 word NaNo noveloriginal ↗
27 Oct 2013
Write it now: don’t let the self-crit demon torpedo your noveloriginal ↗
26 Oct 2013
Sixty second writing tips: writing control by loglineoriginal ↗
25 Oct 2013
Understanding the ‘Tolkien effect’ – and making it work for youoriginal ↗
23 Oct 2013
Congratulations to Man Booker prize winner Eleanor Cattonoriginal ↗
22 Oct 2013
Totally mind-blown by ‘Gravity’ and its real physicsoriginal ↗
21 Oct 2013
Sixty second writing tips: pushing the NaNo edgesoriginal ↗
18 Oct 2013
How to write a 50,000 word novel in a monthoriginal ↗
17 Oct 2013
Questions to ask before starting your noveloriginal ↗
15 Oct 2013
OMG – the baddest sci-fi mega-mech…e-v-a-h!original ↗
14 Oct 2013
Write it now: the style of no styleoriginal ↗
12 Oct 2013
Sixty second writing tips: fast writing and sedate revisionoriginal ↗
11 Oct 2013
Why sci-fi uber-mechs look cool but are really dumboriginal ↗
9 Oct 2013
NaNoWriMo tips and other stuff – more on what’s coming uporiginal ↗
9 Oct 2013
Tips for National Novel Writing Monthoriginal ↗
7 Oct 2013
Write it now: classy styling means classy brandingoriginal ↗
5 Oct 2013
Sixty second writing tips: points of view in 171 wordsoriginal ↗
4 Oct 2013
Farewell to Tom Clancy and the age of the techno-thrilleroriginal ↗
3 Oct 2013
The silly science of Star Wars – why lasers don’t go pew peworiginal ↗
1 Oct 2013
A last look at that book in the window…original ↗
30 Sept 2013
Write it now: hair gel for your writing styleoriginal ↗
28 Sept 2013
Sixty second writing tips: logline, logline, loglineoriginal ↗
27 Sept 2013
Pride before an Americas Cup fall and all thatoriginal ↗
25 Sept 2013
Why is the sky blue? And other annoyingly rhetorical questionsoriginal ↗
24 Sept 2013
A funny thing happened on the way to the best seller list…original ↗
23 Sept 2013
Write it now: OK, what is ‘good’ writing style?original ↗
21 Sept 2013
Sixty second writing tips: writing’s not for the fameoriginal ↗
20 Sept 2013
Why is the weather going mad? Humanity’s limitless stupidity, that’s whyoriginal ↗
18 Sept 2013
New Zealand is a cool place because…original ↗
18 Sept 2013
Discovering the ‘Bateman Illustrated History of New Zealand’original ↗
15 Sept 2013
Into the unknown beyond the edge of the solar systemoriginal ↗
14 Sept 2013
Black Friday, paraskevidekatriaphobia, and the origin of OMGoriginal ↗
13 Sept 2013
I got to No. 3 on the best seller listoriginal ↗
12 Sept 2013
And the book in the “new” display this week is…original ↗
10 Sept 2013
The Kiwi love affair with American cars…and the Austin Allegrooriginal ↗
7 Sept 2013
Why writing is a buyers market, and why that sucksoriginal ↗
6 Sept 2013
Writers fundraising, Kim Dotcom, and Bond villainsoriginal ↗
5 Sept 2013
This week’s book in the shop window is…original ↗
4 Sept 2013
It’s all relative as you fall headlong into a black holeoriginal ↗
2 Sept 2013
Pointing the foam finger at twerking and other dumbnessoriginal ↗
31 Aug 2013
Kiwi English – was American, then British, now Americanoriginal ↗
30 Aug 2013
Revising your book is like unravelling a scarforiginal ↗
29 Aug 2013
Our fascination with Diana just doesn’t go awayoriginal ↗
27 Aug 2013
Another counterblast to tobaccooriginal ↗
25 Aug 2013
Write it now, part 32: I’m full of ideas, but have writer’s block. What gives?original ↗
24 Aug 2013
Sixty second writing tips: relaxing into itoriginal ↗
23 Aug 2013
‘Bateman Illustrated History of New Zealand’ releasedoriginal ↗
22 Aug 2013
On the physics in Dan Brown’s ‘Angels and Demons’original ↗
21 Aug 2013
Mindless parking warden droogery in a quake-hit cityoriginal ↗
20 Aug 2013
Behold the mighty power of rapatronicsoriginal ↗
18 Aug 2013
Write it now part 31: the style and the rhythmoriginal ↗
17 Aug 2013
Sixty second writing tips: music to my writers’ blockoriginal ↗
16 Aug 2013
Wellington struck by more severe quakes – 16 Augustoriginal ↗
16 Aug 2013
Sea Monkey see, Sea Monkey dooriginal ↗
15 Aug 2013
The good news, bad news book adventure…original ↗
13 Aug 2013
Revenge of the return of the son of Rogue Apostropheoriginal ↗
12 Aug 2013
Thoughts on a quietening city after earthquakesoriginal ↗
10 Aug 2013
Write it now, part 30: Middle Earth on a plate?original ↗
9 Aug 2013
Sixty second writing tips: reverse-proofing gets rid of the editorial gremlinsoriginal ↗
9 Aug 2013
Some 3D Viewmaster nostalgia from 1960s Americaoriginal ↗
7 Aug 2013
Cover reveal – my second book for 2013original ↗
6 Aug 2013
History never repeats, except a bit…original ↗
4 Aug 2013
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