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“Every single rule can and should be broken when necessary.” – conference presenter Helen Moffett, after George Orwell Earlier this year I attended the national conference of the Creative Nonfiction Collective, held in Victoria. Inspiring presentations, reading and discussions left me both humble, amid such talent, and motivated to improve…
It was bad enough that the chorus of successful writers at the conference cheered in unison for the archetypal story formula, heroic character arc, invisible hand of the selfless author, catering to the modern reader's insatiable taste for action, drama, tension, climax and resolution, no frills allowed. It was bad…
Brog sits in the still of dark, by the flickering fire, chipping the flinty point of his spear. His mouth is set in a grim frown, as he ruminates on the one that got away, today, his spear thrust glancing off the beast’s tough hide. “Maybe want to take that…
PsyBot Cover Design by David Dees For my conspiracy techno-thriller, PsyBot, I was happy to make use of the services of political artist and satirist David Dees. I knew from his previous work that he could convey the insidious impact of the cybervirus in graphic fashion. And this he did.…
