Twenty tips and unwritten rules to help you get your manuscript published - and maybe to explain why you've been... More > unsuccessful so far. These tips and hints have been gathered during 30+ years of experience in the professional writing and manuscript assessment field. 20 Top Tips was originally published in 2007. This new revised edition is expanded and updated. < Less

Twenty tips and unwritten rules to help you get your manuscript published - and maybe to explain why you've been... More > unsuccessful so far. These tips and hints have been gathered during 30+ years of experience in the professional writing and manuscript assessment field. This edition has been updated because... well, because the unwritten rules evolve. < Less

Fantasy verse by Sally Odgers.

It is 2027, and Glen Steele is struggling with a family tradition that boys of his family are men at 17. Glen borrows his... More > sister's car and takes off on the Outback Highway, but his road trip soon turns into something stranger than anyone could have imagined. < Less

Moon Selene is a fantasy story written and formatted as a 32 page picture story book. Just two things are missing - the... More > illustrations and the illustrator's name.

This could be YOU!

If you'd like to try your hand at illustrating a fantasy, using pencil, crayon, paint or pen and ink or even charcoal, here is your chance. "Moon Selene", written by Sally Odgers and illustrated by you, would be a unique piece of work, a one-of-a-kind. This could be the chance you've been waiting for.

The interpretation of the story and the style and format of the illustrations is up to you. In brief, the plot tells of young Selene, who lives with her mother, a weaver, in the forest. Selene loves to wander the forest, but many of the creatures that live there fear her. Her mother lets her roam free, with just one prohibition... Selene must never be out in the moonlight. And then one day Selene hears the howl of a wolf, and learns what the moon means to her, and why she and her mother have always lived such isolated lives. < Less

Writing Dialogue teaches several effective methods for creating dialogue for your novels. It is written in clear language,... More > and has step by step instructions. < Less

Writing With Style teaches several effective methods for improving your writing style. It is written in clear language, and has step by step instructions.

Writing Dialogue teaches several effective methods for creating dialogue for your novels. It is written in clear language,... More > and has step by step instructions. < Less

Amara of Flutewood is the daughter and sister of champion Valourns, but though she trains hard she has still to find a... More > suitable partner for the Valours. "Wintersong" is a companion to the book "Shadowdancers", published by HarperCollins Australia. < Less

Have you ever wanted to write a picture book text, but not known where to start? This easy course will take you step by step... More > through the stages of producing a text. Most importantly, you will learn what not to do. This course includes a pre-paid written assessment of your finished text. < Less