megan mayfair
Megan Mayfair is a USA Today bestselling author of romance, cozy mystery and women’s fiction. Her novel, Tangled Vines, won a Romance Writers of Australia Romantic Book of the Year Award (RuBY) and her medical-inspired romance, Under the Spotlight, was awarded a Romance Writers of New Zealand Koru of Excellence Award.
Megan lives in Melbourne with her husband and three children, is a PR professional and loves coffee, yoga and searching for the perfect shade of red lipstick.
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SATURDAY 17 AUGUST 2024
Ballroom 4 | 2.15pm - 3.45pm
Novella-licious
- Understanding the world length range for novellas
- Tips for plotting
- Creating a strong structure
- Using romance tropes
- Advice on keeping the pace (no sagging middles!)
- Developing memorable and lovable characters (and keeping side characters in check when they threaten to steal the show)
- Editing to make the story shine
- What to do with your novella once it’s complete, including publishing options, anthologies and marketing options.
Perfect for aspiring authors, participants will gain information about what a novella is and where it fits in the writing and publishing landscape. They'll also learn practical advice and tips on how to write a novella with confidence and use plotting techniques, character, tropes and editing to support their writing. We'll also look at uses for novellas including the benefits of a novella to a series, publishing options (indie and trad), use in anthologies, competitions and as lead magnets.