For the Illawarra author, writing is a tool to decipher life in an ever complicated world and now she’s helping others to discover the same. Words by Eliza Lourenco In the year following her debut novel’s release Helena Fox travelled to America, where her dream came true. “I went to my favourite bookstores in two
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Mafia stories are a well-trodden path. The genre encapsulates crime, drama, and family. But in order to revive this classic genre, it’s important to come at it from different angles. So you’ve watched Goodfellas, and decided that you could definitely do that, except as a book. Using my own experience writing mafia stories, and some
Fantasy worldbuilding is obsessed with European-inspired societies and geography. Were we to move past this obsession, we could unlock the full creative potential of the genre. Words by Rhys Lorenc If you’ve read, played, watched or consumed even a meagre amount of fantasy, you’ve probably encountered a fantasy map or two, sitting after the title-page