Author Archives: Tina

You’re hearing it here first: my novel is being published in July 2014. It’s called The Children’s Pond and is set in Turangi and the Tongariro River – hence the image of the young rainbow trout – contemporary New Zealand … Continue reading →

Something from Neil Gaiman, one of the coolest writers around … “If you’re only going to write when you’re inspired, you may be a fairly decent poet, but you will never be a novelist – because you’re going to have … Continue reading →

“A writer has the duty to be good, not lousy; true, not false; lively, not dull; accurate, not full of error. He should tend to lift people up, not lower them down.” – E. B. White

“Creativity arises from a constant churn of ideas, and one of the easiest ways to encourage that fertile froth is to keep your mind engaged with your project. When you work regularly, inspiration strikes regularly.” – Gretchen Rubin, author of … Continue reading →

A handy new URL has now been set for the Bateman New Zealand Writer’s Handbook on Facebook – www.facebook.com/writershandbook – and I’m posting interesting writing news and competitions on the page for Kiwi writerly folk who might be interested. ‘Like’ us now … Continue reading →

Spanish bestselling author Carlos Ruiz Zafon, who has recently published The Prisoner of Heaven, has made an interesting comment about writing in an interview for The Listener: “It’s hard work, writing … Honestly, a fight every day against your own limitations. … Continue reading →