The Informed Imagination: Drusilla Modjeska discusses writing The Mountain
Australian writer Drusilla Modjeska has written an insightful and thought-provoking article in Meanjin about writing her latest book, The Mountain. I fear the excerpt below might make the article seem like hard work but it’s definitely not. The piece provides a fascinating glimpse into the decisions, difficulties and responsibilities of writing. … it was, for…
How to be an author
During the first of the HARDCOPY workshops we studied how to write well. The second workshop, though, is all about how to be an author. It is not at all the same thing. With a day still to go, my head is swimming with information. In the days and weeks to come I will try…