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Rowan Mackey
Mar 16, 20204 min read
How to Ensure You Evoke Empathy in Your Writing
Empathy Matters! “We learn about each other through sharing our stories, especially ones about difficult times; illness, death and family...
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Rowan Mackey
Mar 10, 20202 min read
Why Do the Live Write Share Course?
You possibly have been looking for inspiration / counsel / information about creating a children’s picture book, and you have found this....
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Rowan Mackey
Mar 2, 20204 min read
What difference has the digital age made for publishing?
When I started working with children, mentoring and nurturing them through the process of creating their own picture books, there was an...
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Rowan Mackey
Feb 26, 20203 min read
How Do We Measure a Book's Success?
It’s always interesting to find out when a writer believes their career started. Was it as they tapped out their first story as a child...
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Rowan Mackey
Feb 17, 20203 min read
The Power of the Edit - 10 Top Tips to Create the Best Version of Your Story
Never underestimate the power of the edit. You want to make sure the first time a reader gets their hands on your words, they are not...
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Rowan Mackey
Feb 10, 20203 min read
Crafting Characters - How to make your characters jump off the page
The character you use in your story is effectively your very own customised delivery specialist! They will share everything you wish to...
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Rowan Mackey
Feb 3, 20202 min read
5 Books to Introduce Kids to the Joy of Reading
There is nothing better for the human spirit to do than share books! Here is my favourite list of books to introduce children to the joy...
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Emma Mactaggart
Oct 12, 20191 min read
All Work No Play - How Can We Improve Mental Health in the Workplace?
Marketing and business strategist Kim McGuinness leads a conversation with executive director and creator of Happy Body At Work Anna-Louise
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Emma Mactaggart
Jul 30, 20193 min read
OPEN LETTER TO ALL CREATIVES…
Dear Creative one, You are in my thoughts as I can't bear the idea you may be thwarted by 'someone' in your creative endeavours! This...
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Emma Mactaggart
Jul 30, 20192 min read
WHY EVERYONE HAS THE RIGHT TO PUBLISH A BOOK
I am not suggesting for a moment that everyone even wants to write a book but I do find it fanciful you may indeed wish to! I always hear pe
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Emma Mactaggart
Apr 24, 20192 min read
IT ALL STARTS WITH AN IMAGE - TIPS FOR DEALING WITH PAGE FRIGHT
When author Marcus Zusak was asked why he took excrutiating care, laboring for 13 years on his latest novel ‘Bridges of Clay’, he rued...
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Emma Mactaggart
Apr 9, 20193 min read
WHAT IS PUBLISHING SUCCESS?
‘Publishing success’ can be traditionally viewed as book sales and it is retrospectively determined, given whatever period of time you...
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Emma Mactaggart
Mar 29, 20193 min read
WHY YOU SHOULD WRITE EVEN IF YOU HAVE A BUSY SCHEDULE
Why should you write even if you have a busy schedule?
Because you ARE a writer.
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Emma Mactaggart
Mar 20, 20194 min read
REASONS WHY YOU SHOULD STILL READ TO KIDS IN TODAY'S DIGITAL WORLD
I have noticed a burgeoning habit with parents of small children – using devices to placate and entertain them in supermarkets, the car, in
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Emma Mactaggart
Apr 3, 20184 min read
ENJOY THE SLOW MOMENTS…
We all get so excited about opportunities as they come our way, and then we spend our waking hours dashing from one event or meeting to anot
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Emma Mactaggart
Oct 17, 20173 min read
YESTERDAY, DAY THREE OF QUEENSLAND WRITERS WEEK, I HAD A VERY 'WRITERLY' DAY
After our monthly book club meeting last night, where we dissected that speech from Julia Gillard and Slipper’s great slip up, oh, and books
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Emma Mactaggart
Aug 1, 20172 min read
I WANT TO WRITE A BOOK
Just because it is on your bucket list, should you do it?’ Well, the short answer is ‘yes’. The long answer is ‘absolutely yes, I can’t...
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Emma Mactaggart
Jun 1, 201713 min read
HOW TO CREATE A WRITER...
My childhood memories of being curled in a corner, in a feather-cushioned chair with another book knowing I could try to start and finish on
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Emma Mactaggart
Mar 1, 20172 min read
"I WANT TO WRITE A BOOK!"
Just because it is on your bucket list, should you do it?’
Well, the short answer is ‘yes’. The long answer is ‘absolutely yes, I can’t bel
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Emma Mactaggart
Feb 1, 20172 min read
INTERNATIONAL READ TO ME DAY
Organising a non-conventional literary event… One step at a time. It has been an incredible couple of weeks. Normally I can barely...
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