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'Making Stories shows ten acclaimed Australian authors at work.'
Notes
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- Dedication: For Isobel (K.G.)
- Dedication: For Alice Graham (S.W.)
Contents
- How this Book came About, Sue Woolfe , Kate Grenville , single work criticism interview (p. xi-xiv)
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Jessica Anderson : "The Commandant",
Sue Woolfe
,
Kate Grenville
,
single work
criticism
'In The Commandant, the reader suspects from the earliest pages that some momentous fate awaits Captain Logan, the Commandant of the Moreton Bay penal settlement. The official version of the terrible events that happened in Moreton Bay in the 1830s was that Captain Logan was murdered by Aborigines while on an exploring expedition. Anderson's novel probes other possibilities. Although Captain Logan is the main character in the book, the story is seen mainly through the eyes of his sister-in-law Frances, who is different from him in every way: she is powerless, sensitive, and naive. Her perspective helps to give us a keen sense of what it was like to live in the colony at that time.' (Introduction)
- Peter Carey : "Oscar and Lucinda", Sue Woolfe , Kate Grenville , single work criticism interview (p. 33-58)
- Helen Garner : "The Children's Bach", Sue Woolfe , Kate Grenville , single work criticism interview (p. 59-93)
- Kate Grenville : "Lilian's Story", Sue Woolfe , Kate Grenville , single work criticism interview (p. 94-123)
- David Ireland : "A Woman of the Future", Sue Woolfe (interviewer), Kate Grenville (interviewer), single work interview (p. 124-153)
- Elizabeth Jolley : "Mr Scobie's Riddle", Sue Woolfe , Kate Grenville , single work criticism interview (p. 154-183)
- Thomas Keneally : "The Chant of Jimmie Blacksmith", single work criticism interview (p. 184-205)
- Finola Moorhead : "Remember the Tarantella", Sue Woolfe , Kate Grenville , single work criticism interview (p. 206-231)
- Patrick White : "Memoirs of Many in One", Sue Woolfe , Kate Grenville , single work criticism interview (p. 232-251)
- Sue Woolfe : "Painted Woman", Sue Woolfe , Kate Grenville , single work criticism interview (p. 252-281)
Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of
Works about this Work
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The Puzzle of the Muse
2013
single work
prose
— Appears in: TEXT : Journal of Writing and Writing Courses , October vol. 17 no. 2 2013; -
Teaching Writing Process
2012
single work
criticism
— Appears in: TEXT : Journal of Writing and Writing Courses , April vol. 16 no. 1 2012; 'A fiction writer will often begin writing a manuscript in a rough and fragmentary manner, and over time transform these early attempts into what is hoped will be a publishable manuscript. Yet there is little in the creative writing literature on the practical aspects of writing process as utilised by writers, and/or on how writing process might be taught. Using writing process theoretical research, and accounts by writers of their processes, I look at how process, and in particular revision, can be taught in the undergraduate fiction writing workshop. I argue that effective student learning about revision occurs in response to assignments which ask students to re-enter the fictional world they have created, and make substantive changes.' (Author's abstract)
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Q&A Kate Grenville
2011
single work
interview
— Appears in: SL : State Library of New South Wales Magazine , Autumn vol. 4 no. 1 2011; (p. 43) -
I Believe You, Liar : Can Truth Be Told in Fiction
2011
single work
criticism
— Appears in: Aumla , November no. 116 2011; (p. 45-63) 'The essay discusses the concept of truth in fiction, with particular focus given to the ways in which authors and readers conceive of truth and the potential of fictional "truth" to enhance life experience and understanding. Comments from authors including Peter Carey, Stephen Gray, and Nikki Gemmell regarding truth in fiction are presented, and the author's reflections on her attempts to create truth in her fiction are explored.' (Author's abstract)
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[Review] Making Stories
2001-2002
single work
review
— Appears in: JAS Review of Books , December-January no. 4 2001-2002;
— Review of Making Stories : How Ten Australian Novels Were Written 1993 anthology interview extract criticism
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The Cult of the Author
1993
single work
review
— Appears in: Australian Literary Studies , October vol. 16 no. 2 1993; (p. 229-233)
— Review of David Malouf 1993 single work criticism ; Fabricating the Self : The Fictions of Jessica Anderson 1996 single work criticism ; Peter Carey : The Genesis of Fame 1992 single work criticism ; Dorothy Hewett : The Feminine as Subversion 1992 single work criticism ; Making Stories : How Ten Australian Novels Were Written 1993 anthology interview extract criticism ; Toads : Australian Writers : Other Work, Other Lives 1992 anthology autobiography ; Gerald Murnane 1993 single work criticism -
Forecasts
1993
single work
review
— Appears in: Australian Bookseller & Publisher , February vol. 72 no. 1034 1993; (p. 26)
— Review of Making Stories : How Ten Australian Novels Were Written 1993 anthology interview extract criticism -
DIY Writing
1993
single work
review
— Appears in: The Weekend Australian , 24-25 April 1993; (p. rev 7)
— Review of Making Stories : How Ten Australian Novels Were Written 1993 anthology interview extract criticism -
Australian Writers and Backstage Stories
1993
single work
review
— Appears in: The Age , 8 May 1993; (p. 8)
— Review of Making Stories : How Ten Australian Novels Were Written 1993 anthology interview extract criticism -
Authority of Authors
1993
single work
review
— Appears in: The Bulletin , 25 May vol. 115 no. 5871 1993; (p. 94-95)
— Review of Making Stories : How Ten Australian Novels Were Written 1993 anthology interview extract criticism -
Teaching Writing Process
2012
single work
criticism
— Appears in: TEXT : Journal of Writing and Writing Courses , April vol. 16 no. 1 2012; 'A fiction writer will often begin writing a manuscript in a rough and fragmentary manner, and over time transform these early attempts into what is hoped will be a publishable manuscript. Yet there is little in the creative writing literature on the practical aspects of writing process as utilised by writers, and/or on how writing process might be taught. Using writing process theoretical research, and accounts by writers of their processes, I look at how process, and in particular revision, can be taught in the undergraduate fiction writing workshop. I argue that effective student learning about revision occurs in response to assignments which ask students to re-enter the fictional world they have created, and make substantive changes.' (Author's abstract)
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I Believe You, Liar : Can Truth Be Told in Fiction
2011
single work
criticism
— Appears in: Aumla , November no. 116 2011; (p. 45-63) 'The essay discusses the concept of truth in fiction, with particular focus given to the ways in which authors and readers conceive of truth and the potential of fictional "truth" to enhance life experience and understanding. Comments from authors including Peter Carey, Stephen Gray, and Nikki Gemmell regarding truth in fiction are presented, and the author's reflections on her attempts to create truth in her fiction are explored.' (Author's abstract)
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Q&A Kate Grenville
2011
single work
interview
— Appears in: SL : State Library of New South Wales Magazine , Autumn vol. 4 no. 1 2011; (p. 43) -
The Write Way
1993
single work
biography
— Appears in: Good Weekend , 13 March 1993; (p. 18-19) -
The Words to Do It
Carmel Bird
(interviewer),
1993
single work
criticism
interview
— Appears in: Australian Book Review , April no. 149 1993; (p. 10-11)