COMMUNICATIONS, JOURNALISM & WRITING

How to be the next ‘Making A Murderer’ documentary producer.

What is the ‘X-Factor’ that your doco series will need to make it go viral?

Inside Elle Magazine, as told by their Editor in Chief

“No one is in magazines for the money – you are in it because you love it.”

What you need to know if you want a writing career

Be judicious in your research, invite (and be gracious about) feedback, and remind yourself that your passion for the written word is such that you’d be doing it even if no one ever paid you for it.

Learning to code is like learning to write again

It’s never too late to be what you might have been.

Even authors get writer’s block

Who doesn’t love hand-written letters?

Advice from a successful screenwriter

Writers! There’s a huge void between what we THINK and what we DO.

5 ways to make it rain as a writer

As ever, the usual disclaimer: “buyer beware” and do your homework.

Writers: You’ll have your book published or rejected in a single email. Here’s how NOT to blow it

Even if that company’s official line is “no unsolicited material”.

How to write a one page novel pitch

In an ideal world, One Pagers would *only* be judged on whether the idea is good or not.

Day in the life of a fashion editor

Want to hear what this lady gets up to between 6am and 7pm at night?

From receptionist to senior features writer: 8 step guide to climbing the ranks

From receptionist to Senior Features Writer of a magazine… here’s how to do it.

Think you could write a TV series?

This is another chance to really SELL your script & your story, yet 9/10 writers forget this.

How to sell your TV series concept

There’s more than one way to do this, so let’s make it manageable.

Resume tips for communications students

Make sure you look damn good, because others out there sure do.

How to be a screen writer, by a Hollywood screenwriter

We’ve all heard of the million dollar script, right?

How to get paid to review films

The real world, as discovered by a Bachelor of Media at Southern Cross University grad.

Why is Bathurst so popular for Journalists?

You never know what you’ll find in a town of 40,000.