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Crafting Compelling Characters: A Guide for Fiction Writers
Crafting compelling characters. This blog has tips on how writers can do this to keep readers invested in their stories.
Maria P Frino
6 days ago5 min read
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Five Writing Tips for Authors
Five writing tips for authors. Use these tips to help improve your writing and move your stories along.
Maria P Frino
Jan 154 min read
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Writing and Procrastination
Writing and Procrastination. Or, How Not to Procrastinate is the topic of this blog post. Find tips on how to overcome this phenomenon .
Maria P Frino
Jan 64 min read
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Sydney Authors Inked and the Magic of Book Festivals.
Sydney Authors Inked embraced the journey of connecting with readers and authors at The Local Authors Book Festival on Friday 29 November 20
Maria P Frino
Dec 4, 20243 min read
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In Conversation with Sydney Authors Inked
4 August 2024
The Little Big House, Summer Hill
We are excited to announce the next Sydney Authors Inked event is on Sunday 4 August 2024.
Maria P Frino
Jun 17, 20241 min read
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Writing a Trilogy: Tips to Keep You Focused.
Writing a Trilogy can be daunting. Here are some tips to help authors. Keeping focused is a big part of finishing a trilogy
Maria P Frino
May 25, 20243 min read
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Another Successful Sydney Authors Inked Event
Sydney Authors Inked events are popular, readers love meeting our self-published authors. Look for our events on Humanitix and this blog.
Maria P Frino
Apr 17, 20241 min read
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Sydney Authors Inked Events
We hosted our first author talk in 2023 on Sunday 10 September 2023 from 10 am to 12 noon at The Little Big House , 16 Flour Mill Way,...
Maria P Frino
Jan 25, 20243 min read
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Querying and Approaching a Publisher
If you're a writer you will have heard about querying or the querying trenches. If you're new to writing, you may be wondering what this...
Maria P Frino
Oct 18, 20232 min read
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Our First Author Event was Fabulous
Sydney Authors Inked - A Writer's Journey had their first event on Sunday 10 September 2023 and it was a hit!
Maria P Frino
Sep 13, 20232 min read
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Etiquette for Online Meetings
With many of us working from home, meetings have moved online with Zoom, Teams, Skype, and other video calling software. This has brought...
Maria P Frino
Aug 14, 20233 min read
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Join us for Free Author Talks
Sydney Authors Inked presents free author talks at The Little Big House, Summer Hill. First event 10 September 2023 from 10am to 12noon,
Maria P Frino
Jul 25, 20232 min read
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Is Artificial Intelligence (AI) Taking Over?
So, a hot topic now is an AI product called ChatGPT. This application writes copy once prompted by a question set by a human. But, is...
Maria P Frino
May 15, 20233 min read
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Meeting Authors
This blog is all about 'finding your tribe'. This is a term that is thrown around occasionally by spruikers of books and in some courses....
Maria P Frino
Mar 24, 20233 min read
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What is a Beta Reader?
There are many ways to have your work critiqued once you are happy to put your book baby out into the world of readers. I have used...
Maria P Frino
Nov 28, 20222 min read
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Author interviews as part of your Marketing Mix
Marketing books can include author interviews. These help with having your name out there and reaching readers.
Maria P Frino
Oct 20, 20222 min read
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Dealing with Reviews
This can be an author's nightmare or dream. Receiving a 1-star review can be devastating for any author, but especially so for one who...
Maria P Frino
Aug 22, 20223 min read
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My Bilingual Author Talk at Five Dock Library.
I was lucky enough to do a 'Meet The Author' at my local library. The talk was about how I translated my debut novel, The Decision They...
Maria P Frino
Jul 18, 20222 min read
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Self-publishing is a Learning Curve. Is it Worth the Work?
I have self-published some short stories and one debut novel. In 2021 I will publish another two novels - Xenure Station Trilogy, a science
Maria P Frino
May 25, 20212 min read
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Moving Your Story Forward. Or Backwards.
There is more than one way to write a story. Authors use different writing techniques to portray their stories. Some stories are linear,...
Maria P Frino
Apr 17, 20213 min read
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