"As a writer, you live more intensively, using participant-observation. You do things, using all senses, knowing you will write about them afterwards."
Hazel's three hints to aspiring writers are: "Write regularly. Persist. And always consider your reader - who are you writing for?"
Check the following articles and videos for strategies on how to craft your ideas and words.
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Hazel's Articles on How To Write
Writing for Different Purposes, Diverse Audiences and Getting Published
- Hints for Getting Published
- Choosing Non Boring Titles A checklist for making your title work
- Surviving Rejection; Options
- Co-Writing Examples and hints
- Overcoming Writer's Block Interviewing your Fictional Characters
- Where Do You Get Ideas?
Writing History
- How to Write a Eulogy
- How to Write for Grandkids Translating family secrets for your kids & grandkids
- How To Write History for Kids, in Non Boring Ways
- Anecdultery Using anecdotes in fact, faction and fiction.
Different Writing Techniques
- How to Write Stories to Music
- Writing Junior Sports Fiction
- Is Travel as an Author, Work? Literary festivals & using rural settings
- Alphabet Soup Child-centred interview about Hazel's recent books, writing and techniques
- Magabooks; Writing Magabooks - a new visual concept for educational books
- Writing Classes for Kids Creative Collaboration Hints
Considering the Reader
- Why You Should Read to Your Children Hazel's checklist
- Book launch with title themed food
Autographing at Abbotsleigh Literature festival with Geoffrey Mc Skimming & the Book Parade
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Videos for Aspiring Writers
Watch Hazel's other videos from LIsa Keskinen 's Channel 31 Writer's Notebook for emerging writers, here.
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Books and Workshops for Aspiring Writers
Chopper Rescue: Stories and activities for mentoring and guided writing This anthology has writer bios , tips and answers to 'Where did your get the idea for that story?' Focus on adolescent readership but writing tips are universal.
'Trust Me Too',(listed for prestigous international 2013 White Ravens) the sequel to the highly popular 'Trust Me!' anthology contains diverse genre stories by over 50 Australian writers.(Free poster from www.fordstreetpublishing.com). Read for fun but also for technique.Hazel's satirical 'Tag' story is about tattoos, graffiti and copyright. W.I.P.article about writing'Tag' (60.41 KB) is a useful student or teacher resource.
Hazel offers a range of workshops, tutorials and publications to help aspiring writers.
Click through to discover more details.
Books & Workshops
- Authorpreneurship: The Business of Creativity'
- Masterclass: Authorpreneurship
- Writing a Non Boring Family History Workshop
- Writing a Non Boring Family History Book
- Non Boring Travel Writing Workshop
- The Business of Writing for Young People Book
- Book Consultancy Session - Guidance, Advice and Suggestions for your Project
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Fast Track Writing Tutorials
Hazel is one of the expert authors on the Fast Track Writing Tutorial Panel. This is a program offering eight lessons and action activities to improve your writing. For more information, click through to the Fast Track Writing Website.
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Useful links -Literary links & professional organisations
Australian Society Of Authors
www.asaauthors.org
National organisation for authors which provides contract advice, the stylefile showcase for illustrators (www.thestylefile.com) and professional support. It has suggested fees for author speaking, and information about rights such as ELR and PLR (Educational Lending Rights and Public Lending Right) and CAL payments (Copyright Agency Licensing) which are important income sources for writers. Publishes e-books via Authors Unlimited and Keesing Press has writer relevant titles.
PO Box 1566 Strawberry Hills NSW 2012 Australia
Suite C1.06 22-36 Mountain St Ultimo NSW 2007 Australia
T: (02) 9211 1004 | F: (02) 9211 0125 |
CAL - The Australian Copyright Management Company
www.copyright.com.au
Society of Children's Book Writers and Illustrators
www.scbwi.org
International organisation of authors and illustrators which offers marketing and conferences as well as an electronic newsletter and magazine. Also the Australian chapters' website www.scbwiaustralia.org
The Hughenden Literary Boutique Hotel
www.thehughenden.com.au
Home of SCBWI Australia & NZ.
Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award
www.alma.se/en/
The Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award is presented every year and is the biggest international children's and young adult literature award in the world.
Jacketflap
www.jacketflap.com
JacketFlap connects more than 200,000 authors, illustrators, publishers and other creators of books for Children and Young Adults
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Useful links - Photographs for Authors
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Useful links - Publishers of Hazel's Books
- Bushfire Press
- Celapene Press
- Ford Street Publishing
- Interactive Publications (IP_Kidz)
- New Frontier Publishers
- Penguin
- Teaching Solutions
- The Experiment
- Keesing Press (Australian Society of Authors)
- Authors Unlimited (Australian Society of Authors)
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Useful Links - Other Australian authors and illustrators
Listed below are other Australian authors and illustrators who write for children, young adults and other genres.
- Goldie Alexander
- June Alexander
- Krista Bell
- Christopher Cheng
- Meredith Costain
- Vashti Farrer
- Jackie French
- Susanne Gervay
- Libby Gleeson
- Sheryl Gwyther
- George Ivanoff
- Phil Kettle
- Jeni Mawter
- Sally Murphy
- Jen McVeity
- Deborah Niland
- Illustrator John Petropolous
- Michael Salmon
- Moya Simons
- Mary Small
- Dee White
- Lorraine Wilson
- Gabrielle Wang
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