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The Inaugural Festival of Fiction
Kate White 29/10/24 Kate White 29/10/24

The Inaugural Festival of Fiction

Perth’s newest fiction festival lands with a bang.

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Tales from draft two
Kate White 29/10/24 Kate White 29/10/24

Tales from draft two

What I learned writing a second draft of my novel.

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What I learned writing a first draft
Kate White 29/10/24 Kate White 29/10/24

What I learned writing a first draft

Writing a first draft of my novel.

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Finalist: Armadale Writer’s Awards
K White 12/3/19 K White 12/3/19

Finalist: Armadale Writer’s Awards

Finalist entry: Armadale Writer’s Awards

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Write ‘til Christmas
K White 12/3/19 K White 12/3/19

Write ‘til Christmas

It all starts with an idea.

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@writemekate

Today's Otter word cloud is giving accurate WIP vibes. 

Does anyone else dictate chapters? Otter is easy to use and has allowed me to move the story forward when sitting down to write wasn't possible🎙

#writeyourstory #mumswhowrite #witersofinstagr
Loved this bruising account of modern mental illness. It was rough and real, and challenged me at times, but I think it had to. 

Stephen's did not shy away from the uncomfortable reality of living with depression, nor did she sugar-coat her portraya
Monday writing challenge. Share a random line or para from your notebook. Swipe ➡️ for mine.

Also, are you even a writer if you’re aren’t running half a dozen active notebooks?

#writingchallenge #amwriting #writersofinstagram #writersli
Steven King says first drafts are “the story undressed, standing up in nothing but its socks and undershorts.” 

Here's to feeling the wind blow through the scantily-clad nethers of our first drafts then!

#writersinspo #writingtips
There were plenty of nuggets in @cheneemarrapodi and @catherineishome's chat on Writers Off the Page pod, but this one stuck with me. 

Now excuse me while I go give mouth to mouth to a problem chapter.
This dorkus was chuffed to be a finalist in the Armadale Writer’s Awards. First short story, first comp entry and now first time sharing published work. All very exciting/terrifying.

Thank you @cityofarmadalewa and the competition judges, who
I'm finally ready to talk about this book. This brilliant, shattering, masterful book that, for me, belongs in that rarefied air of all time greats.

The friend who recommended Demon Copperhead said she wished she could read it again for the first ti
It me 👋 
Feels good to be back in the professional world. Part-time senior strategic marketing roles are so hard to come by, let alone this white whale company who hire skilled marketers (mostly mums) and even offer school hours!
Delighted to be par
Sticking this on the grid to remind myself of all the creative ways I've put down words this year. 
Also on the home stretch with bf'ing my last bebe and feeling all the things. 

#writerslife #writersofinstagram #mumswhowrite #dailywordcount #aspiri
After hearing Megan Rogers talk so eloquently on @thefirsttimepod I was keen to start this gem and it did not disappoint. What a stunning read.

The broody landscapes of Tasmania's west coast provide the perfect backdrop to a story that is both tende
The desire to write pulls with the force of an ocean current, as mothering keeps me tethered to the shore. 

My manuscript is growing but fragmented, spread across phone notes and Word docs and rushed scribbles.

A constant swirl of story threads in

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