Author: emilieturner

Pexels Free Images Every secret of a writer’s soul, every experience of his life, every quality of his mind, is written large in his works.Virginia Woolf If you’re anything like me, ideas bounce around in your head constantly and your attention is consistently divided between multiple projects. I have four going at the moment – I’m writing… Continue reading 10 Tips to Juggling Multiple Writing Commitments

I think it's hard to have a full-time job and write fiction, but for essays, you need to be in the world.Sloane Crosley Writing when you have to support yourself can be tough. Making it big is the dream, but you need to make ends meet in the meantime. Working a full-time job while aspiring… Continue reading Tips to Writing With a Full-Time Job

Peter Rabbit - Beatrix Potter Ideas are like rabbits. You get a couple and learn how to handle them, and pretty soon you have a dozen.John Steinbeck When I write, I use so many different techniques and softwares. I find that different programs liven the writing up for me and I always need a notebook… Continue reading Tips and Tricks for Getting Writing Done

While writing is like a joyful release, editing is a prison where the bars are my former intentions and the abusive warden my own neuroticism.Tiffany Madison Editing is hard. It really has been destroying me these past few months. So much energy is expended editing and re-editing and re-writing. It really is a prison for… Continue reading Come With me Behind the Scenes… to the Editing Process

When writing a novel a writer should create living people; people not characters. A character is a caricature. Ernest Hemingway Designing characters is always a complex and rewarding process. You have to understand everything about them as a person – their likes, dislikes, hobbies, background… there’s nothing you can leave out. Personally, I find it… Continue reading Introducing: Grace Nakamura

I was bitten by the travel bug in 2011. It infected me and now I must live with the consequences of being bitten by this bug: I travel almost every single year since the incident. Although the affliction has seriously affected me, I find that it’s enhanced my writing and I can write from so… Continue reading The Travel Bug Has Affected Me Deeply

Fallen by Lauren Kate is an epic young adult fantasy novel that draws you into the fantasy world filled with mystery and adventure. It has plot twists you don’t expect and drama around every corner. As someone who loves YA novels, and fantasy, this book ticks all my boxes and was one I couldn’t put… Continue reading Review Time: Fallen by Lauren Kate

The wonderful thing about writing is that there is always a blank page waiting. The terrifying thing about writing is that there is always a blank page waiting. J.K. Rowling Writer’s block is a real thing. I’ve experienced it and it’s dreadful. It’s when you feel dried up – you have no ideas and you’re… Continue reading Writer’s Block: The Bain of My Existence

https://www.booktopia.com.au/blog/2018/03/29/announcing-2018-cbca-awards-shortlist/ When I completed my novel, and started the editing process, I hadn’t even thought about book covers. It seemed such a faraway thing to need as I wasn’t being published soon. That thought process quickly changed, as I started to realise that a book cover is a very essential part of the entire novel.… Continue reading Book Cover Inspiration is all Around

Start writing, no matter what. The water does not flow until the faucet is turned on.Louis L’Amour My novel didn’t start with much of an idea. It was a basic concept – just a short story – but over time it became so in-depth that my book was born. I drew on so many different novels, movies… Continue reading What Is My Novel About, You Ask?