The Author's Tale Stephanie Frewen

The final part of my cracking chat with Heather McQuillan. An absolute wordstar! We talk about her delightful children's book Avis and the Promise of Dragons, it's sequel Avis and the Call of the Kraken, her time spent in Dunedin as a writer in residence at the University of Otago College of Education, and I learn more about the trials and wins of publishing.
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Heather McQuillan www.heathermcquillanwriter.com
Buy a copy of her books Avis and the Promise of Dragons, Avis and the Call of the Kraken - https://thecubapress.nz/shop/avis-and-the-call-of-the-kraken/
University of Otago Writer in Residence
https://www.otago.ac.nz/humanities/about/otago-fellows/writer-in-residence#:~:text=The%20residency%20is%20open%20to,an%20office%20within%20the%20College.
Write On The School For Young Writers - https://www.schoolforyoungwriters.org


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Another fabulous part of my chat with Heather McQuillan. This is a MUST LISTEN to episode for all who love flash fiction, would like to learn how to do it, or simply those who love listening to a great author talk about how they work.
We focus on her book 'Where Ocean's Meet' - full of flash fictions.
Want to know more about Heather or want to purchase a copy of her books go to: www.heathermcquillanwriter.com or for Where Ocean's Meet outside in particular , outside of NZ, go to the publisher's website if based out of NZ www.reflex.press
Review of Where Ocean's Meet can be read at https://www.literaryheist.com
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This is Part Two of my casual chat with the fabulous writer Heather McQuillan who's mastery of words covers writing for children, young adults, short story and flash fiction. In this episode we focus on her dystopian young adult novel 'Nest of Lies' and how to decide what's appropriate or not for a younger reader.
Find out more about Heather at her website www.heathermcquillanwriter.com
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Presenter: Stephanie Frewen

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This is the first part of my wonderful chat with Heather McQuillan, another award winning Christchurch based author. The passion she has for her readers is so apparent and her move from - as she calls it - "as teacher who writes to a writer who teaches" is true in every sense of the words.
We discuss the origins of her journey as a writer and her first novel - Mind Over Matter, published in 2005 by Scholastic.
Find out more about Heather at her website: https://www.heathermcquillanwriter.com

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This final part of my discussion with Helen Lowe reinforces my belief that the fantasy writer is a master of words and worlds. We discuss what it takes to keep on track when writing, who has influenced her and how she's going to go forward. I'd like to thank Helen for using some of her precious writing time chatting with me in a chilly meeting room of a public library on a very stormy day. It was an absolute pleasure and I'm really looking forward to the publication of her fourth book in her Wall of Night Series!
You can find out more about Helen at www.helenlowe.info
Other authors discussed in this series are: JRR Tolkienn, Kate De Goldi, Patricia McKillip, Bernadette Hall, and Ursula K. Le Guin
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Listen in on the third part of my wonderful conversation with the fabulous fantasy writer Helen Lowe. In this episode we discuss her first novel Heir of Night which is also the first book in her Wall of Night Series. We discuss the importance of names - people and place - and the fun that a writer can have with language and how you never know where your characters will take you.
Other writers mentioned in this episode are: Patricia McKillip - (The Riddle Master of He'd 1976); Kate De Goldi; Bernadette Hall (Angel Fish)
Find out more about Helen Lowe at www.helenlowe@info
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