Author Archives: Karen Whitelaw

Winning over short story competition judges – Part 1

Posted on August 3, 2013 by Karen Whitelaw

My friend was once told by an experienced short story judge that she wouldn’t win any competitions with her stories. Not because they weren’t good enough, but because they didn’t follow the ‘competition formula.’ By formula the judge meant plot-driven … Continue reading →

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Links

Posted on July 23, 2013 by Karen Whitelaw

In the last post I mentioned two sites you might be interesting in checking out. Here are the links: Pico Iyer’s article in the LA times called The Writing Life:The point of the long and winding sentence Aidan Walsh‘s blog, … Continue reading →

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Welcome

Posted on July 21, 2013 by Karen Whitelaw

I’ve been watching the social media sites for years like a little girl peeping out behind her mother’s skirt. My Facebook homepage pretends it belongs to a chook who never clucks. Twitter – now that was a exciting find. Not … Continue reading →

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