{"id":3616,"date":"2014-09-15T13:58:23","date_gmt":"2014-09-15T03:58:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/allisontait.com\/?p=3616"},"modified":"2022-07-26T12:36:44","modified_gmt":"2022-07-26T02:36:44","slug":"5-surprising-writing-tips-from-top-aussie-authors","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/allisontait.com\/2014\/09\/5-surprising-writing-tips-from-top-aussie-authors\/","title":{"rendered":"5 surprising writing tips from top Aussie authors"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; admin_label=&#8221;section&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_row admin_label=&#8221;row&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; background_size=&#8221;initial&#8221; background_position=&#8221;top_left&#8221; background_repeat=&#8221;repeat&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; custom_padding=&#8221;|||&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; custom_padding__hover=&#8221;|||&#8221;][et_pb_text admin_label=&#8221;Text&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.17.4&#8243; background_size=&#8221;initial&#8221; background_position=&#8221;top_left&#8221; background_repeat=&#8221;repeat&#8221; hover_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; sticky_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243;]<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/allisontait.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/5surprisingwritingtips.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-3617 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/allisontait.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/5surprisingwritingtips-300x300.png\" alt=\"5 writing tips writing advice\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/allisontait.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/5surprisingwritingtips-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/allisontait.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/5surprisingwritingtips-100x100.png 100w, https:\/\/allisontait.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/5surprisingwritingtips-600x600.png 600w, https:\/\/allisontait.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/5surprisingwritingtips-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/allisontait.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/5surprisingwritingtips-768x768.png 768w, https:\/\/allisontait.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/5surprisingwritingtips-250x250.png 250w, https:\/\/allisontait.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/5surprisingwritingtips-610x610.png 610w, https:\/\/allisontait.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/5surprisingwritingtips-480x480.png 480w, https:\/\/allisontait.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/5surprisingwritingtips-640x640.png 640w, https:\/\/allisontait.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/5surprisingwritingtips-45x45.png 45w, https:\/\/allisontait.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/5surprisingwritingtips.png 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>If there&#8217;s one thing I love about <a href=\"http:\/\/www.writerscentre.com.au\/community\/podcasts\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">So You Want To Be A Writer<\/a>, my podcast with <a href=\"http:\/\/valeriekhoo.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Valerie Khoo<\/a>, it&#8217;s the fact that I get to sit around and talk writing with some of the best in the business. And we all know that, like most writers,\u00a0 I like talking about writing even more than I like writing!<\/p>\n<p>This week, our podcast hits the 30-episode mark, and to celebrate, I&#8217;m sharing five surprising writing tips from some of our interviews.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Graeme Simsion<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Be a planner. If you are new to this game [be a planner], because I see constantly people who managed to write about half a novel and give up. I know exactly what\u2019s happening, they can write the first act, the first quarter, because it\u2019s the premise. And then they get to the middle part and what they lack is escalation, they can\u2019t write the thing as an escalating story, it just falls away, and it\u2019s because they don\u2019t have a plan, they lose confidence. If writing by the seat of your pants is not working, try the other way.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Allison Rushby<\/strong><br \/>&#8220;I really despise when other writers say, \u201cYou must write everyday and you must write your ten pages.\u201d It\u2019s like, \u201cWell, yeah, I\u2019ve got two kids, a husband, and a cat, you know? I can\u2019t write everyday.\u201d That\u2019s just now how life works &#8230; It\u2019s not set in stone and you do not need to write everyday and life happens &#8230; I think if you can manage to keep writing and keep squeezing it in where you can, then that\u2019s what really matters.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Mark Dapin<\/strong><br \/>&#8220;It seems to me that probably the best way to begin writing would be to sit down in front of a computer, open a file and then to do the best to like fill it. This is just me speaking. I think all of the excuses about writing, about not writing \u2013&#8217;I\u2019m too tired to do this, it\u2019s not working, I\u2019ve got writer\u2019s block&#8217; \u2013 it\u2019s all bullshit. All it means is that you don\u2019t want to do it. And if you, in fact, do not want to do it, then you might as well admit it to yourself and come up with some other way to spend your day &#8230; If you don\u2019t enjoy it, you probably shouldn\u2019t do it, and if you want to know if you enjoy it or not, check to see whether you do it or not.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Kim Wilkins<\/strong><br \/>&#8220;I think it\u2019s really, really important just to make time for reflection, to be present in the moment. The next time you get that urge, that twitch reflex to get out your phone and go on Facebook, don\u2019t. Look at a tree, and I swear to you that if you do that more often, your life improves, time slows down, you have better relationships and you write better.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Greg Barron<\/strong><br \/>&#8220;People actually care, they really, really care [about your characters]. So you do have a responsibility, you can\u2019t just kill people off willy-nilly for no reason. If that\u2019s what has got to happen, then that\u2019s what happens, but you don\u2019t do it lightly, and you don\u2019t do it spuriously without any reason, or you\u2019re going to annoy readers.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Like more writing tips? Join Write With Allison Tait, my online writing group, to get up close and personal (via Zoom) to a brilliant writer or industry insider each month. <a href=\"https:\/\/allisontait.com\/writing-group-membership\/\">Details here<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>If there&#8217;s one thing I love about So You Want To Be A Writer, my podcast with Valerie Khoo, it&#8217;s the fact that I get to sit around and talk writing with some of the best in the business. 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