YouTube video by Zena Shapter

YouTube video by Zena Shapter

YouTube video by Zena Shapter

StoryCentric Podcast: Today I'm over on the amazing StoryCentric Podcast, delving into an intimate discussion with host Andrew Buckley about our cultural addiction to storytelling! The podcast invites master storytellers from every genre and background to share their perspectives, experiences and advice, and, with Andrew being so authentic, he inspires the most insightful conversations about how we live and create in a story-driven world.

The StoryCentric Podcast · Episode

YouTube video by Zena Shapter

YA Novel (for all adults, 13yrs+) – Science Fantasy – RRP$21.99 – ISBN: 9781922858825 (print) *When Dark Roots Hunt & When Dark Waters Burn were both Best Novel Ditmar Award Finalists! It’s dan…

YouTube video by Zena Shapter

YouTube video by Zena Shapter

Explore how dialogue shapes character, voice and worldbuilding through practical writing techniques and tips.

YouTube video by Zena Shapter

YouTube video by Zena Shapter

CONFLUX INC.

April has been a month of highs for me. Some months go by with little to no news – just words on the page. Which is heaven, of course. The gentle tap, tap, tapping on my keyboard. The act of imagining and creating something meaningful or resonant. The polishing of initial thoughts into ones that gleam or sparkle. I love it! But there's also a lot of waiting in the book industry. I call it The Great Silence. Sometimes The Great Silence can be a comfortable place to sit and create.

YouTube video by Zena Shapter

YouTube video by Zena Shapter

YouTube video by Zena Shapter

YouTube video by Zena Shapter

It can be difficult to take time off when you work for yourself. As an author, editor and writing mentor who works from home, the computer is always there, along with all the words and stories yet to be written. So I do sometimes struggle to down tools and disconnect when it’s time to relax. However, this long weekend, I did smash out a staycation, and I thought you might like to know how. Here's a summary of what I did, which you could use to plan your own staycation, or there's a video you can watch below...

In Australia, bushwalking can often resemble storytelling, so much so I recently made a short video about it, which has gone viral! Only kidding, it's merely been well-received enough across all my social media platforms that I thought I'd share it with you here! You see, as I say in the video, we authors are very much like bushwalkers in that we have to draw our readers along the exciting trails we want them to follow, inciting their curiosity with glimpses of what’s to come.