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Get your steamy & sexy side into gear with this new competition:
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Mat Clarke
www.matclarke.wranga.com.au

Writer meet in Melbourne Tuesday night!!

Tuesday the 29th from 6pm at the Wharf Hotel (also every fortnight therefore after):

Maria has just self published her book, 

"Everyday Stories from Ten Remarkable Women"

Maria will be here tonight to talk to us about her book and the process she has gone through to get it to the public.  An important night for those of you who also wish to self publish one day!

We have a Meetup sign on the table to find us. Also you can ask at the bar for the Writers Group. Or I can give you my mobile number if you prefer. 

From 7pm-7.30pm you can read out or show off your work to the rest of the group (for up to 5 minutes). You can ask for feedback - others may freely give it. Please leave a note in the comments below if you wish to read out or show off your work. Also, remind your event host on the night. Thanks

Come on out and meet some like-minded folks who enjoy writing and other entertainment and creative outlets. We'll hang around until at least 8.30pm, but often later. 
Wharf Hotel membership for cheaper drinks and special deals: 
http://www.myguestlist.com.au/mgl/showForm.php?id=515af90ea60e7

Writers group Melbourne

For anyone in the Melbourne area who writes, reads, or wants to write or read more, or even just likes to be around creative people, come along to the Wharf Hotel in Melbourne at 6pm on Tuesday the 15th of April: http://www.wharfhotel.com.au/
Here is the link to RSVP: http://www.meetup.com/The-Melbourne-Writers-Meetup-Group/

There will be chatting, drinks, $15 steaks if you're a meat eater, and people reading out their work.
Noel Anderson, director, writer, actor, will be reading out some of his work from an upcoming performance, which is a Audrey Hepburn musical.

We meet every second Tuesday and once a month on the weekend. So come and say hi! We're a friendly bunch of people happy to talk to new people.

See you there!

Mat Clarke
http://matclarkeauthor.wix.com/novelist

Story First Genre second?

When I write I prefer to let the genre take a back seat to the story.

Why?

For a few different reasons. If you concentrate too much on genre you'll find yourself constrained. And because of that, your story could suffer. Why not let the sky be the limit. Why not write whatever flows from your mind. You can always rein it back it later. At least you've let your imaginative mind search the grey edges of your boundaries.

I know this style of writing does not suit everyone. Many like to plan and know what will happen in the middle of the story and ending. That's fine, but there's still room for you to let yourself go and just see how your characters handle it. Life isn't going to always follow the tracks. Sometimes it gets derailed, so your story should too.