Keen on developing your writing skills?
Sherryl Clark teaches creative writing at Victoria University TAFE and has written over 50 books. Follow Sherryl’s blog this summer for hints and tips on developing your writing. To jump start your...
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Creating adventure –‘Dying to Tell Me’
Dying to Tell Me What I loved most about books when I was a kid were the stories set in worlds completely different from my own, where the characters were doing all kinds of amazing things. Some of my...
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Adventures with pirates and time travel!
Here is a good question: why would anyone in their right mind spend 12 years researching and writing about pirates? I’m not entirely sure! I can tell you what started my pirate adventures – I found a...
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Adventures with Rose in 1900
Writing historical stories can be a lot like doing a jigsaw puzzle, where a lot of the pieces you need are actually historical facts and details. You’re trying to create a picture (or story) that feels...
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Ideas for adventure stories!
I never know where ideas are going to come from. If I sit down to “make” an idea, it usually never happens. I need something to “spark” it. That’s why I keep a big folder of things I have cut out of...
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What does your adventure story need?
If you’ve been reading my blog posts, you know that your characters in adventure stories have to act! They can’t lie on the couch watching TV and waiting for things to happen. An adventure story...
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“Jimmy’s War”– adventure in 1915!
In two days (28th January), my newest book will be out! It’s called “Jimmy’s War” and it’s set in 1915. When I start a story, usually it’s an idea I have that I really love and I keep working on it...
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