So, the latest issue of my blood, sweat and tears is now published (psst, check out Volume 5 Issue 2 here), and I'm so happy/relieved/tired I could cry. I literally slaved over this issue. Reviewing, editing, graphic design, admin work. You name any step in the publication/production process, I've done it. Cover and TOC previews: …
Upcoming Writing Group!
I'm excited about lots of things, and one of them is leading a writing group! Interested in a writing group based in Melbourne, meeting once every month, complete with workshopping, writing tips and monthly challenges? Contact me now to register your interest! To be led by editor and published author Geraldine Stallard. #writing #creativewriting #writinggroup #Melbourne
What’s better than writing? Winning (a writing prize)!
Exciting news! So, the literary journal that's my blood, sweat and tears, The Eloquent Orifice, has been invited to participate in Sing Lit Station's inaugural Hawker Prize for Southeast Asian Poetry! The Prize seeks to reward the best poems published by a Southeast Asian literary journal/publication in 2017. The winning works will be awarded $1500, $700 and $300 …
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My book is published!
I'm very excited to share that the book I've written is now being sold in Singapore! It was a painstaking writing process, and even more so during the editing process (I did *not* edit my own book—I could hardly look at it after I was done writing. But I wish I had, because...... but …
Hola!
Hi, guess who's back... back again! I'm terribly sorry—it's been such a long time since I've checked in on here. Life has been incredibly hectic with me finishing up my MA in Publishing and Communications (at the fabulous University of Melbourne), being pregnant (this has a sad end... a story for another day), moving house, …
Creative block?
Ever find yourself in a state of creative stagnancy? In a state where all you do is stare at a blank screen/canvas and nothing comes out of you besides a salt-and-vinegar-chips-flavoured burp? If you've never had the pleasure of experiencing that dark hole (literally—cause the blank canvas can certainly drain you dry), you're lucky. I've …
Showdown: Writer vs Editor
Some days, that's my reaction. I'm angrily, frustratedly, despairingly screaming in my head (or sometimes at the loquat tree in the backyard)—NEVER AGAIN!!! Some days, some editors drive me up the wall with edits that have nothing to do with the writing or the story, but everything to do with personal preference. And then there are …
Getting published
As a writer (and for many researchers and academics as well), getting your work published is one of the biggest goals we have (next to earning enough from our work to keep us going). But why is it so hard to get published? Often, publishers and commissioning editors have a specific work in mind, and …
Of reverse sexism and moving backwards
A (not so) long, long time ago, I was proofreading the final copy of a magazine (I won’t name it, for obvious reasons) as a favour, and I was happily going about my business until one of the articles (purportedly written by a self-professed “feminist”) made me want to cover my face with my hands …
Writing for different purposes
Being a good writer in a particular genre, on a particular medium, does not necessarily mean that we're able to transpose that same writing ability and apply it to different media. To put it in no-nonsense terms... different media require different styles of writing! While writing an academic/research paper more often than not requires rather long …
Geraldine Stallard 