Kris AshtonMar 10, 20194 minDon’t let word count envy ruin your lifeThere are more than the usual number of reasons to read the latest edition of Australia’s longest-running speculative fiction journal,...
Kris AshtonAug 31, 20173 minWhen three months becomes three yearsParenthood changes your life. It’s natural to rail against this change, to try to retain your ‘old life’ as much as possible, but it’s...
Kris AshtonFeb 25, 20153 minIn defense of the thesaurus, or, the difference between active and passive vocabularyI am going to disagree with Stephen King. Again. A link to an interesting article popped up in my Facebook feed this week. Penned by...
Kris AshtonDec 8, 20143 minWhy you should ignore Stephen King's On WritingBooks that try to teach writing often run into trouble, because writing is not a one-size-fits-all occupation. What works for one writer...